railroad tie
A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of…A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete.
» We'll need some railroad ties for the garden.
Meaning
2 senses(US)A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete.
Holonyms: railroad track, rail track, railway track, train track, permanent way
Schwelle, Bahnschwelle, Eisenbahnschwelle
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A long, thin wooden beam used as a border in driveways, to hold in soil in gardens, etc.
- one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
Examples
1 sentencesWe'll need some railroad ties for the garden.
Translations
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Forms
plural: railroad ties| Singular | railroad tie |
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