cross tied

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noun

Railroads. a tie.

a transverse timber forming a foundation or support.

Origin:
1805–15, Americanism; cross- + tie

Related forms

cross·tied, adjective

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crosstie
noun
one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" [syn: tie]

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