Akademik

railroad tie

noun

one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track

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the British call a railroad tie a sleeper

• Syn: ↑tie, ↑crosstie, ↑sleeper

• Hypernyms: ↑brace, ↑bracing

• Part Holonyms: ↑railroad track, ↑railroad, ↑railway

Useful english dictionary. 2012.