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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSchottermaschine
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈʃɔtɐmaˌʃiːnə/
"Die Schottermaschine verdichtet das Gleisbett."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or machine that lays ballast, especially on a railway track.
"The new heavy-duty ballaster significantly accelerated the rail replacement project." - 2
A vessel used for carrying or supplying ballast.
"The old harbor employed a small ballaster to manage the stability adjustments of cargo ships."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'ballast', combined with the agent suffix '-er' originating from Middle English and Old Norse roots related to heavy material used to stabilize ships. Historically evolving from maritime terminology into railway engineering to describe both machinery and workers responsible for laying track bed material.
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bourreuse
Transliteration: /bu.ʁuz/
"La bourreuse de voie a été utilisée pour niveler le ballast."
Schottermaschine
Transliteration: /ˈʃɔtɐmaˌʃiːnə/
"Die Schottermaschine verdichtet das Gleisbett."
rincalzatrice
Transliteration: /rin.kal.t͡saˈtri.t͡ʃe/
"La rincalzatrice è fondamentale per la manutenzione dei binari."
bateadora
Transliteration: /ba.te.aˈðo.ɾa/
"La bateadora trabaja durante la noche en las vías del tren."
socaria
Transliteration: /su.kaˈɾi.ɐ/
"A máquina socaria foi utilizada para nivelar o leito da ferrovia."
गिट्टी बिछाने की मशीन
Transliteration: gitti bichhane ki mashin
"रेलवे ट्रैक पर गिट्टी बिछाने की मशीन का उपयोग किया गया।"
捣固车
Transliteration: dǎo gù chē
"这台捣固车用于铁路线路的维护。"
자갈 다지개
Transliteration: jagal dajigae
"철도 선로 보수를 위해 자갈 다지개가 투입되었습니다."
マルチプルタイタンパー
Transliteration: /maruchipuru taitanpā/
"夜間にマルチプルタイタンパーを使って線路の保守作業を行う。"
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