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колея́ — meaning in English

koleya

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English meaning

  • groove noun A long, narrow cut or channel in a surface.
  • railway noun A transport system that runs trains on fixed tracks (British English).
  • rut noun A deep groove or track worn into the ground by repeated wheels or footsteps.
  • track noun A rough path or trail, often left by repeated use.

Senses

колея́ is used for these senses in English:

  • groove A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tire groove, or a geological channel or depression.
  • groove A fixed routine.
  • rut A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road. [from 16th c.]
  • track (railways) The way or rails along which a train moves.
  • track gauge (rail) The specified distance between the rails of a railway.

groove — full definition

  1. noun A long, narrow cut or channel in a surface.
  2. noun A strong, enjoyable rhythm in music.
  3. verb To dance or move enjoyably to rhythmic music.
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