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The electrified rail that runs beside or between train tracks to power electric trains.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Anything that is controversial or dangerous to come into contact with, or is best avoided.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: track, rail, rails, runway
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Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
tercer carril
— the electrified rail that runs beside or between train tracks to power electric trains
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Dutch:
derde rail
— the electrified rail that runs beside or between train tracks to power electric trains
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Finnish:
virtakisko
— the electrified rail that runs beside or between train tracks to power electric trains
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French:
troisième rail
— the electrified rail that runs beside or between train tracks to power electric trains
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German:
Stromschiene
— the electrified rail that runs beside or between train tracks to power electric trains
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Italian:
rotaia elettrificata
— the electrified rail that runs beside or between train tracks to power electric trains
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Norwegian Bokmål:
strømskinne
— the electrified rail that runs beside or between train tracks to power electric trains
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
straumskinne
— the electrified rail that runs beside or between train tracks to power electric trains
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
strømskinne
— the electrified rail that runs beside or between train tracks to power electric trains
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Polish:
trzecia syna
— the electrified rail that runs beside or between train tracks to power electric trains
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Portuguese:
terceiro carril
— the electrified rail that runs beside or between train tracks to power electric trains
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Portuguese:
terceiro trilho
— the electrified rail that runs beside or between train tracks to power electric trains
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Spanish:
tercer riel
— the electrified rail that runs beside or between train tracks to power electric trains
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Spanish:
riel electrificado
— the electrified rail that runs beside or between train tracks to power electric trains
