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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track;
- Example: "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"
[syn: tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cross-tie \Cross"-tie`\ (-t?`), n. (Railroad) A sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

crosstie n 1: one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" [syn: tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper]