strekning

Strekning is a Norwegian noun meaning a stretch or section of a longer continuous line or area. The term is widely used in fields such as transportation, geography, and planning to designate a clearly defined portion of a route, watercourse, coastline, or other linear feature. A strekning is usually described by its start and end points and by its length, and it is common to specify measurements in kilometers or meters.

In transport planning and road management, strekning is used to segment networks for construction, maintenance, or tolling. For example, a highway may be divided into several strekninger for project documentation and traffic statistics. In geography and cartography, the word can refer to any linear feature with a limited extent, such as a river stretch or a coastal stretch, where the exact limits are defined for mapping or management purposes.

Origin and cognates: strekning is derived from the verb strekke, meaning to stretch, with the noun-forming suffix -ning. The term has cognates in Danish (strækning) and Swedish (sträcka) with closely related meanings.