Railroad Tie (Noun)
Meaning
One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The wooden railroad tie was weathered and worn after years of exposure to the elements.
- A team of workers replaced several hundred railroad ties along a section of train track.
- The engineer had to inspect every railroad tie to make sure it was secure and sturdy before giving the all-clear.
- At the railway museum, you could see how a century-old railroad tie was crafted and used.
- In an effort to recycle, the old railroad tie was repurposed as a garden border stone.