spoorlijn

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of spoor +‎ lijn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspoːr.lɛi̯n/

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• Hyphenation: spoor‧lijn

Noun

spoorlijn f (plural spoorlijnen)

1. a railway line (railway connection between two stops) [from ca. 1840s]

   Synonym: spoorweglijn

2. (rare) a linear trail produced by a wheel or a runner
3. (obsolete) a rail of a railway track [from 1830s]

   Synonym: rail

Hyponyms

• tramlijn

Descendants

• Afrikaans: spoorlyn