"metals" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} metals
  1. plural of metal Tags: form-of, plural Form of: metal
    Sense id: en-metals-en-noun-4EtyW6hk Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 20 42 37

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} metals pl (plural only)
  1. (rail transport) the rail tracks owned by a company or organisation; a rail network Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Rail transportation Translations (railway): ре́льсы (rélʹsy) [plural] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-metals-en-noun-Fg-UMvsw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 3 entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 57 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 53 46 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 20 42 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 57 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 51 47 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Verb

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  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of metal Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: metal
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