CROSSTIE
Dictionary entry overview: What does crosstie mean? • CROSSTIE (noun)
The noun CROSSTIE has 1 sense:
1. one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
Familiarity information: CROSSTIE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CROSSTIE (noun)
Meaning:
One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
crosstie; railroad tie; sleeper; tie
Context example:
the British call a railroad tie a sleeper
Hypernyms ("crosstie" is a kind of...):
brace; bracing (a structural member used to stiffen a framework)
Holonyms ("crosstie" is a part of...):
railroad; railroad track; railway (a line of track providing a runway for wheels)
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