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railroad spike

railroad spike noun: a type of large nail that fixes a railway line to a sleeper.

Noun

railroad spike (plural railroad spikes)

  1. (US) A type of large nail that fixes a railway line to a sleeper.
    Synonyms:
    rail spike

Synonyms of railroad spike

Forms of railroad spike

pluralrailroad spikes

Questions about railroad spike

What does railroad spike mean?
Railroad spike means a type of large nail that fixes a railway line to a sleeper.
What part of speech is railroad spike?
Railroad spike is a noun.
What is the plural of railroad spike?
The plural of railroad spike is railroad spikes.

Words near railroad spike in the dictionary

  1. railroad engineers
  2. railroad gun
  3. railroad guns
  4. railroad line
  5. railroad sickness
  6. railroad spike
  7. railroad spikes
  8. railroad station
  9. railroad stations
  10. railroad stripe
  11. railroad switch

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