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Definition of Railroad tie
1. Noun. One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track. "The British call a railroad tie a sleeper"
Generic synonyms: Brace, Bracing
Group relationships: Railroad, Railroad Track, Railway
Definition of Railroad tie
1. Noun. (rail transport US) A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Railroad Tie
Literary usage of Railroad tie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1917)
"A railroad tie plate, sometimes called a "wear plate," is a rectangular piece of
metal, originally with both surfaces flat, de- •igned to be placed upon the ..."
2. Bridge Engineering by John Alexander Low Waddell (1916)
"A railroad tie in which the top and the bottom faces are closer together at one
... A railroad tie or sleeper. Diagonal Tie.—A tension diagonal incapable of ..."
3. Railway Maintenance Engineering: With Notes on Construction by William Hamilton Sellew (1915)
"railroad tie Car. (Power & Mining Mach. Co.) examination of these figures that
each group possesses quite distinctive features, although in some cases ..."
4. Railway Maintenance Engineering: With Notes on Construction by William Hamilton Sellew (1915)
"railroad tie Car. (Power & Mining Mach. Co.) examination of these figures that
each group possesses quite distinctive features, although in some cases ..."
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