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    CROSSTIE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway trackplay

    Example:

    the British call a railroad tie a sleeper

    Synonyms:

    crosstie; railroad tie; sleeper; tie

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("crosstie" is a kind of...):

    brace; bracing (a structural member used to stiffen a framework)

    Holonyms ("crosstie" is a part of...):

    railroad; railroad track; railway (a line of track providing a runway for wheels)

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