Definition of Crossties

1. crosstie [n] - See also: crosstie

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crossties

crossruffed
crossruffing
crossruffs
crosssection
crosssectional
crosssections
crosst
crosstab
crosstabs
crosstabulation
crosstabulations
crosstalk
crosstalks
crosstie
crosstied
crossties (current term)
crosstown
crosstree
crosstrees
crosswalk
crosswalks
crossway
crossways
crosswind
crosswinds
crosswise
crossword
crossword puzzle
crossword puzzles
crosswordese

Literary usage of Crossties

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

1. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1914)
"EXPLOITATION OF crossties IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. ... The following data on the various operations in the exploitation of crossties is based on the methods ..."

2. Timber, Its Strength, Seasoning, and Grading by Harold Scofield Betts (1919)
"crossties, Poles, and Sawed Timbers.—The data in Figs. ... Miss.; cut in January and February. parts of the country show the rate at which crossties, poles, ..."

3. Civil Engineering Specifications and Contracts by Richard I. D. Ashbridge (1914)
"GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR crossties Timber. crossties will be accepted of the following varieties of timber: Oaks of the various kinds known as white, ..."

4. Galloup's General Index to Engineering Periodicals: Comprising Engineering by Francis Ellis Galloupe (1893)
"... crossties, Railroad, life E Mag Apr-91 ; in France E News Dec 14-89; consumption of forest supplies by railroads. ..."

5. A Selection of Cases Under the Interstate Commerce Act by Felix Frankfurter (1915)
"The answer further denied that its failure to have in effect such a rate was a discrimination against crossties or the Tie Company or any locality, ..."

6. NEHRP Commentary on the Gidelines for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildingsedited by Eugene Zeller edited by Eugene Zeller (2000)
"C10.3.5.2 crossties Continuous crossties between diaphragm chords are needed ... It is critical that the crossties have a positive and direct connection to ..."

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