cross-tie

noun

A sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place.

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Meanings

nouncross-tie (plural cross-ties)

plural cross-ties

  1. rail transportA sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place.

    The track consists of relatively light running rails spiked and bolted to cross-ties, with a central steel rack securely bolted to the ties by steel angles.

    1954 November, Robert F. Legget, “The Mount Washington Cog Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 790
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APA

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“cross-tie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-tie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-tie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-tie.

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