aiguillage

/e.gɥi.jaʒ/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les aiguillages

Meaning

  1. railway switch

    • L'aiguillage dirige le train vers la bonne voie.

      The switch directs the train to the correct track.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Bahnlinie

Close — a railway line relates to a railway switch.

Practice

1 What does aiguillage mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'___ dirige le train vers la bonne voie.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aiguillage?

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