Schiene

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Inherited from Middle High German schine, from Old High German skina, from Proto-West Germanic *skinu. Cognate with Dutch scheen, English shin.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːnə/

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Schiene f (genitive Schiene, plural Schienen)

1. a staff on which something moves
   1. (railway) rail

      Entfernen Sie dieses Fahrzeug von der Schiene.

      Remove this vehicle from the rail.

      Mit dem Geld wollen sie Schienen, Brücken und Bahnhöfe reparieren.

      They want to use the money to repair tracks, bridges and train stations.

   2. (mechanics) rack
2. a staff or long construction that holds things together
   1. (medicine) orthotics; splint
   2. (woodwork) frame; skid
3. (electronics) busbar

• → Hungarian: sín
• → Macedonian: шина (šina)
• → Polish: szyna
• → Romanian: șină
• → Russian: шина (šina)
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: шина

  Latin script: šina

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