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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch stapel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ста́пель (stápelʹm inan (genitive ста́пеля, nominative plural стапеля́ or ста́пели, genitive plural стапеле́й or ста́пелей)

  1. (nautical) building slip(s), stocks, launching slipway
    на ста́пелеna stápeleon the stocks
    кора́бль сошёл со стапелейkoráblʹ sošól so stapelejthe ship came off the stocks

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