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cross-ties

cross-ties is the plural of cross-tie.

Meaning of cross-tie

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

Questions about cross-ties

What is cross-ties the plural of?
Cross-ties is the plural of cross-tie.

Words near cross-ties in the dictionary

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

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