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vías

routes

noun BEE-ahs Rare

Also means

tracks

Usage Note

Vías is the plural of vía, a feminine noun meaning a route, road, or railway track. The phrase en vías de desarrollo ('in the process of developing') is very common in formal writing. Railway lines in Spain are always vías, never carriles (which are road lanes).

Examples

"Las vías del tren están bloqueadas."

Natural Translation

The railway tracks are blocked.

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