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Noun Concept

Categories: Wood products, Permanent way, Articles with short description, Rail infrastructure

tie railroad tie crosstie sleeper cross-tie

One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track WordNet 3.0

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One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A railroad tie, crosstie, railway tie or railway sleeper is a rectangular support for the rails in railroad tracks. Wikipedia

A rectangular support for the rail Wikipedia Disambiguation

Support for the rails in railroad tracks Wikidata

A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete. Wiktionary

Piece supporting the rails of a railroad. Wiktionary (translation)

A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails. Wiktionary

The British call a railroad tie a sleeper WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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Travessa Matagalls-Montserrat

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Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper

Wikipedia

railroad tie

Wikidata

railroad tie

Wiktionary

railroad tie, tie

Wikipedia Redirections

cross-tie, cross ties, Rail tie, railroad ties, Railroad timber, railway sleeper, railway tie, slab track, sleeper (rail), Track sleeper, Wooden sleeper, wooden sleepers

Wikidata Alias

crosstie, railway sleeper, railway tie, sleeper