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41 Underground Railroad
амер. ист. «подпольная железная дорога», система переброски беглых рабов-негров из южных штатов в северныеСинонимический ряд:subway (noun) commuter train; light rail; metro; monorail; railroad; rapid transit; shuttle; subway; the underground -
42 viaduct
n виадук, путепроводСинонимический ряд:elevated structure (noun) bridge; catwalk; elevated structure; gangplank; overpass; platform; scaffold; transit; trestle
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