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rail spikes

rail spikes is the plural of rail spike.

Meaning of rail spike

Noun

rail spike (plural rail spikes)

  1. A type of large nail with an offset head used to fasten a rail or base plate to a wooden railroad tie/sleeper.
    • The company use on the outside of both rails, on all sharp curves, a cast iron brace nearly the same height as the rail, and secured to tie with three rail spikes.1887, Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of New York, page 147
    Synonyms:
    railroad spike

Questions about rail spikes

What is rail spikes the plural of?
Rail spikes is the plural of rail spike.

Words near rail spikes in the dictionary

  1. rail saver
  2. rail savers
  3. rail shooter
  4. rail shooters
  5. rail spike
  6. rail spikes
  7. rail terminal
  8. rail terminals
  9. rail tour
  10. rail tours
  11. rail track

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