desire line
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desire line
- /dɪˈzaɪə laɪn/ UK
- /dɪˈzaɪɹ laɪn/ US
- /di-/ US
- /-ˈzaɪɚ/ US
noun desire lines
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A path that pedestrians or vehicles take informally rather than taking a sidewalk or set route, for example, a well-worn ribbon of dirt cutting across a patch of grass, or a path in the snow.
The grouping of like trips for all passenger cars, taxi-cabs and trucks resulted in 3580 desire lines, varying in volume from one trip to 5200 trips. It is obvious that if all the desire lines were illustrated graphically on one chart the result would be a maze of lines that would be confusing.
Similar: desire path
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noun informally taken path
| Português | caminho de desejo, linha de desejo |
|---|---|
| Français | ligne de désir |
| Deutsch | Trampelpfad |
| Русский | наро́дная тропа́ naródnaja tropá |
| العربية | مَسْلَك بَرِّيّ maslak barriyy |
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title = {desire line},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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