No. 17,156 in Russian
ствола
"Stvola" (genitive case of "stvol") means "of a trunk" (tree trunk, body trunk) or "of a barrel" (gun barrel) in English.
In a sentence
Ствол дерева был настолько широким, что его нельзя было обхватить руками.
The tree trunk was so wide that it could not be embraced with arms.
In this sentence, 'ствол' refers to the trunk of a tree, which is the main structural component supporting its branches.
Полицейские изъяли оружие, среди которого был пистолет с длинным стволом.
The police confiscated weapons, among which was a pistol with a long barrel.
Here, 'ствол' denotes the barrel of a firearm, which is the part of the gun through which the projectile travels.
У водителя обнаружили бензобак, сделанный из ствола старого водопроводного трубы.
The driver was found to have a gas tank made from the shaft of an old water pipe.
In this context, 'ствол' signifies the cylindrical shaft or tube of a pipe or similar object.
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