No. 7,024 in Russian
балка
"Балка" in English means "beam" (structural support) or "ravine" (geographical feature), depending on context.
In a sentence
Рабочие крепили балки к потолку.
The workers were attaching the beams to the ceiling.
In this sentence, 'балка' is used in the context of construction to mean a structural beam.
Река протекала через глубокую балку.
The river flowed through a deep ravine.
Here, 'балка' refers to a ravine or a narrow, steep-sided valley.
На заброшенной балке выросли густые кустарники.
Dense shrubs have grown on the abandoned beam.
In this sentence, 'балка' could also refer to an area or part of land, depending on its contextual usage, such as a geographical term similar to a valley.
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