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trilho — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • rail noun A horizontal bar used as a support or barrier, or one of the metal bars that trains run on.
  • runner noun A person who runs, especially as a sport or form of exercise.

Senses

trilho is used for these senses in English:

  • rail The metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad.
  • railway line (chiefly, UK) A group of railway tracks running parallel, allowing one track to be used for each direction (a double-track railway line), or allowing segregation of fast trains from stopping trains (a four-track railway line).
  • runner A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.
  • threshing sledge A rectangular wooden plank designed to separate grain from chaff.

rail — full definition

  1. noun A horizontal bar used as a support or barrier, or one of the metal bars that trains run on.
  2. noun Train transport considered as a system or industry.
  3. verb To complain loudly and bitterly (usually "rail against" or "rail at").

runner — full definition

  1. noun A person who runs, especially as a sport or form of exercise.
  2. noun Someone who carries messages, errands, or goods, often informally or illegally (e.g. a drug runner).
  3. noun A long, narrow strip of fabric or carpet used to decorate a table or cover a hallway floor.
  4. noun A long horizontal shoot sent out by certain plants (like strawberries) that roots to form new plants.

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