See railroad tie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "piece supporting the rails of a railroad",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "traviesa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "piece supporting the rails of a railroad",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "sliper"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "piece supporting the rails of a railroad",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "syll"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "piece supporting the rails of a railroad",
"word": "trabyesa"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "mái-mɔ̌ɔn",
"sense": "piece supporting the rails of a railroad",
"word": "ไม้หมอน"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "piece supporting the rails of a railroad",
"word": "travers"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "piece supporting the rails of a railroad",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "sliper"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"railroad tie"
],
"word": "railroad tie"
}
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