cross-sill

noun

A railroad sleeper lying under the rails transversely as a support to the stringer.

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Meanings

nouncross-sill (plural cross-sills)

plural cross-sills

  1. railwaysA railroad sleeper lying under the rails transversely as a support to the stringer.
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APA

cross-sill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-sill

MLA

“cross-sill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-sill. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-sill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-sill.

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