noun
Meaning 1
plural of metal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
metals
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Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: M EH1 T AH0 L Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The rail tracks owned by a company or organisation; a rail network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
Examples
- It was appropriate that 'King' number 6000 began the return to steam on British Rail metals in 1971.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
third-person singular simple present indicative of metal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: ре́льсы (rélʹsy) — railway
Real reading context