crosstie
[ kraws-tahy, kros- ]
noun
Railroads. a tie.
a transverse timber forming a foundation or support.
Origin of crosstie
1Other words from crosstie
- crosstied, adjective
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How to use crosstie in a sentence
A century is required to produce a fence post, and 200 years for a crosstie.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. GibsonAbout eighty years are required to grow a white oak of crosstie size.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. GibsonIt is third among the crosstie woods of the United States, the combined cut of oaks standing first, and the pine second.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. GibsonWoodlot owners will not wait much longer than the seventy-five or one hundred years required to grow trees of crosstie size.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibson
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