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RAILROAD TIE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does railroad tie mean? 

RAILROAD TIE (noun)
  The noun RAILROAD TIE has 1 sense:

1. one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway trackplay

  Familiarity information: RAILROAD TIE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RAILROAD TIE (noun)


Sense 1

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 ("railroad tie" is a kind of...):

brace; bracing (a structural member used to stiffen a framework)

Holonyms ("railroad tie" is a part of...):

railroad; railroad track; railway (a line of track providing a runway for wheels)


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