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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "rope ladder to the upper masts",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "jakobsladder"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "rope ladder to the upper masts",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Jakobsleiter"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "rope ladder to the upper masts",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Lotsentreppe"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "toy",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Jakobsleiter"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "high-voltage device",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Jakobsleiter"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "high-voltage device",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "drabina Jakuba"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Jacob's Ladder"
],
"word": "Jacob's ladder"
}
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