Definition von desire line im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
A path that pedestrians take informally, rather than taking a sidewalk or set route; e.g. a well-worn ribbon of dirt that one sees cutting across a patch of grass, or paths in the snow
In areas with no sidewalks, beaten-down paths in the grass, known as desire lines in planning-speak, indicate yearning, said John La Plante, the chief traffic engineer for T. Y. Lin International, an engineering firm.