crosstie : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: crosstie	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for crosstie
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crosstie n one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" Synonym(s): tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cross-tie \Cross"-tie`\ (-t?`), n. (Railroad) A sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place.