Definition of Railroad tie

1. Noun. One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track. "The British call a railroad tie a sleeper"

Exact synonyms: Crosstie, Sleeper, Tie
Generic synonyms: Brace, Bracing
Group relationships: Railroad, Railroad Track, Railway

Definition of Railroad tie

1. Noun. (rail transport US) A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Railroad Tie

railroad flat
railroad gun
railroad guns
railroad line
railroad man
railroad nystagmus
railroad sickness
railroad siding
railroad spike
railroad station
railroad stations
railroad switch
railroad switches
railroad terminal
railroad ticket
railroad tie (current term)
railroad track
railroad tracks
railroad train
railroad tramp
railroad truck
railroad tunnel
railroad vine
railroad worm
railroaded
railroader
railroaders
railroadiana
railroading
railroadings

Literary usage of Railroad tie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1917)
"A railroad tie plate, sometimes called a "wear plate," is a rectangular piece of metal, originally with both surfaces flat, de- •igned to be placed upon the ..."

2. Bridge Engineering by John Alexander Low Waddell (1916)
"A railroad tie in which the top and the bottom faces are closer together at one ... A railroad tie or sleeper. Diagonal Tie.—A tension diagonal incapable of ..."

3. Railway Maintenance Engineering: With Notes on Construction by William Hamilton Sellew (1915)
"railroad tie Car. (Power & Mining Mach. Co.) examination of these figures that each group possesses quite distinctive features, although in some cases ..."

4. Railway Maintenance Engineering: With Notes on Construction by William Hamilton Sellew (1915)
"railroad tie Car. (Power & Mining Mach. Co.) examination of these figures that each group possesses quite distinctive features, although in some cases ..."

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