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raia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • border noun The line separating two countries, states, or regions.
  • lane noun A narrow road, path, or passageway, often bordered by hedges, walls, or buildings.
  • ray noun A narrow beam of light or other radiation.
  • skate verb To glide over ice or a hard surface wearing skates.

Senses

raia is used for these senses in English:

  • border The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
  • lane A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles.
  • lane (athletics) A similar division of a racetrack to keep runners apart.
  • ray Any of the superorder Batoidea of marine fish with flat bodies, large wing-like fins, and whip-like tails.
  • skate A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays) which inhabit most seas. Skates generally have small heads with protruding muzzles, and wide fins attached to a flat body.

border — full definition

  1. noun The line separating two countries, states, or regions.
  2. noun The outer edge of something, or a decorative strip around that edge.
  3. verb To share a boundary with, or lie right next to.

lane — full definition

  1. noun A narrow road, path, or passageway, often bordered by hedges, walls, or buildings.
  2. noun One of the marked strips a road is divided into for a single line of traffic, or a similar division on a track, pool, or bowling alley.

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