cross-tie

See also: crosstie

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cross-tie (plural cross-ties)

  1. (rail transport) A sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place.
    • 1954 November, Robert F. Legget, “The Mount Washington Cog Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 790:
      The track consists of relatively light running rails spiked and bolted to cross-ties, with a central steel rack securely bolted to the ties by steel angles.

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