polín

English translation: roller

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Spanish term or phrase: polín
English translation:roller
Entered by: SandraV

00:37 Apr 27, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / railroad
Spanish term or phrase: polín
El polín se corrió casi un durmiente
SandraV
Mexico
Local time: 05:16
roller
Explanation:
From the URL below:
"RODILLO, wooden roller for moving heavy weights along, syn. polin"
From OED: "correrse: to shift, move"
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Gabriel Baum
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Local time: 04:16
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roller


Explanation:
From the URL below:
"RODILLO, wooden roller for moving heavy weights along, syn. polin"
From OED: "correrse: to shift, move"

Example sentence(s):
  • The roller moved almost an entire sleeper

    Reference: http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryspanish00halsrich/di...
Gabriel Baum
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Local time: 04:16
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