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Meaning of cross-tie | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place.

Examples

“The track consists of relatively light running rails spiked and bolted to cross-ties, with a central steel rack securely bolted to the ties by steel angles.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

cross-tining cross-trade cross-trainer cross-training cross-transmission cross-trees

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