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railroad spikes

railroad spikes is the plural of railroad spike.

Meaning of railroad spike

Noun

railroad spike (plural railroad spikes)

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

Questions about railroad spikes

What is railroad spikes the plural of?
Railroad spikes is the plural of railroad spike.

Words near railroad spikes in the dictionary

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

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