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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of cross-tie. alt-of, alternative

   "Two steel rails ran the visible length of the tunnel, pinned into the dirt by wooden crossties."

2. 2
   one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

beamrafterrailroad tiesleepertietie

Example

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"Two steel rails ran the visible length of the tunnel, pinned into the dirt by wooden crossties."

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