railroad tie
English
Alternative forms
A railway track. The short wooden bars are railroad ties, and the long metal bars are railway lines.
Noun
railroad tie (plural railroad ties)
- (rail transport, 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.
Synonyms
- sleeper (UK)
- railway sleeper
Translations
piece supporting the rails of a railroad
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