Rescue lane has become a standing term in the German language, which is officially referred to as a free lane in the German road traffic regulations. It is wide enough for any traffic jam - even for large fire engines, recovery vehicles or, depending on the weather, for wider road service vehicles, for example with a snow plow – to form, regardless of whether emergency services are approaching or not.

switch piece consisting essentially of a movable tongue with a suitable enclosing and supporting body structure, designed for use on one side of the track while on the other side there is used either a mate or another tongue switch

geographical grouping of independent companies and bodies which are dealing with freight transport and with accompanying services, including at least a terminal