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railroad tie

noun

Definitions

  1. A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a…

    A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete.

    • Holonyms: railroad track, rail track, railway track, train track, permanent way

  2. A long, thin wooden beam used as a border in driveways, to hold in soil in gardens, etc.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA