crosstie

A noun referring to one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее одну из поперечных опор, поддерживающих рельсы на железнодорожном пути.esSustantivo que designa una de las piezas transversales que sostienen los rieles en una vía férrea.frNom désignant une pièce transversale qui soutient et maintient l'écartement des rails sur une voie ferrée.deEine querliegende Stütze, auf der die Schienen einer Eisenbahn befestigt werden; auch allgemein ein Querbalken oder eine Querstrebe.ptSubstantivo que designa uma das peças transversais de madeira, concreto ou aço que servem de apoio aos trilhos em uma via férrea; também pode se referir, de forma geral, a uma viga ou barra transversal que liga ou sustenta outras peças.zh名词，指铁路上横向放置、用来支撑钢轨的枕木；也泛指各种横向支撑或连接件。arاسم يدل على إحدى الدعامات العرضية التي تسند قضبان السكة الحديدية وتثبتها.

1. Railway support beam B2 formal

   One of the horizontal beams placed under the rails of a railway track to support and maintain the gauge.

   • The workers replaced the old wooden crossties with concrete ones.
   • A crosstie had rotted and needed to be changed.
   • The train rattled over the steel rails fixed to the crossties.

   ruШпалаesTraviesa de ferrocarrilfrTraverse de chemin de ferdeSchwelleptDormentezh轨枕arفلنكة السكة الحديدية

   Synonymes: railroad tiesleepertie

• crossties plural form
• crossties' possessive plural form
• crosstie's possessive singular form