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cross-tie

cross-tie noun: a sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place.

Noun

cross-tie (plural cross-ties)

  1. A 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

cross-tie meaning in Tamil

cross-tie in Tamil

ஆதாரக்கட்டு

Forms of cross-tie

pluralcross-ties

Questions about cross-tie

What does cross-tie mean?
Cross-tie means a sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place.
What is cross-tie in Tamil?
Cross-tie in Tamil is ஆதாரக்கட்டு. See Cross-tie meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cross-tie?
Cross-tie is a noun.
What is the plural of cross-tie?
The plural of cross-tie is cross-ties.

Words near cross-tie in the dictionary

  1. cross-thread
  2. cross-threaded
  3. cross-threading
  4. cross-threadings
  5. cross-threads
  6. cross-tie
  7. cross-ties
  8. cross-tining
  9. cross-trade
  10. cross-traded
  11. cross-trades

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