English noun: crosstie | |||
| 1. | crosstie (artifact) one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track | ||
| Samples | The British call a railroad tie a sleeper. | ||
| Synonyms | railroad tie, sleeper, tie | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | brace, bracing | ||
| Part meronym | railroad, railroad track, railway | ||