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Dutch
Etymology
From achter (“rear-, back”) + ruit (“window”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑx.tə(r)ˌrœy̯t/
- Hyphenation: ach‧ter‧ruit
Noun
achterruit m (plural achterruiten, diminutive achterruitje n)
- rear window (of a car)
1906 April 4, “De vervolgde koning van Engeland”, in Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië, part 3, page 2:Koning Edward keert zich om, en volgt, door de achterruit, de phasen van deze achtervolging.- King Edward turns around, and follows, through the rear window, the phases of this pursuit.
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