тра́сса

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1.
highway, main road, motorway
Мы всю ночь е́хали по тра́ссе.
We drove along the highway all night.
Very common in everyday speech for an intercity road.
2.
route, line, courseengineering
Инжене́ры вы́брали но́вую тра́ссу газопрово́да.
The engineers chose a new route for the gas pipeline.
Of a planned or built road, railway, pipeline etc.
3.
track, course, runsports
Лы́жная тра́сса была́ обледене́вшей.
The ski run was icy.
For skiing, running, motor racing etc.
4.
(rare) plan, draft
Архите́ктор показа́л тра́ссу бу́дущего кана́ла.
The architect showed the plan of the future canal.
Dated technical use.

Examples

Раллисты готовят машины к трудной трассе.
The rally drivers are preparing their cars for the difficult course.
После ремонта колёса обкатываются на трассе.
After the repair, the wheels are run in on the track.
Из-за большой парусности машину сдувало ветром на трассе.
Because of its large windage, the car was being blown sideways by the wind on the highway.
Машина быстро разогналась на трассе
The car quickly picked up speed on the highway.
Стартовавшие спортсмены побежали по трассе.
The athletes who had started ran along the course.
Велогонщик быстро обогнал соперников на трассе.
The racing cyclist quickly overtook his rivals on the track.
Геодезисты вешили трассу будущей дороги.
Surveyors marked out the route of the future road with marker poles.
На трассе застрял огромный лесовоз с бревнами.
A huge timber truck loaded with logs got stuck on the highway.