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"ref": "1941 June, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 263",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "having curves in alternate directions; meandering",
"word": "gewunden"
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"word": "sinuōsus"
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"word": "волнистый"
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"sense": "having curves in alternate directions; meandering",
"word": "lùbach"
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"word": "ngoằn ngoèo"
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"Zoo Atlanta"
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