Crosstie — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɔsti/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈɒsti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈɒsti/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈɔsti/.

Examples

the British call a railroad tie a sleeper

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tie railroad tie sleeper

Parts of Speech

noun	one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track “the British call a railroad tie a sleeper”

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

cravate croisée

l'une des traverses qui soutiennent les rails sur une voie ferrée

🇪🇸Spanish

corbata cruzada

Uno de los tirantes transversales que soportan los rieles en una vía férrea.

🇮🇹Italian

cravatta

una delle traverse che sostengono le rotaie su un binario ferroviario

🇳🇱Dutch

kruisband

een van de dwarsschoren die de rails op een spoorbaan ondersteunen

🇵🇹Portuguese

gravata cruzada

uma das travessas que sustentam os trilhos de uma ferrovia

🇷🇺Russian

шпала

одна из поперечных раскосов, поддерживающих рельсы на железнодорожном пути

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्रॉस्टी

क्रॉस ब्रेसिज़ में से एक जो रेलवे ट्रैक पर रेल को सहारा देता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্রসটি

একটি ক্রস ধনুর্বন্ধনী যা রেলপথে রেলকে সমর্থন করে

🇮🇳Tamil

குறுக்குவழி

ஒரு ரயில் பாதையில் தண்டவாளங்களை ஆதரிக்கும் குறுக்கு பிரேஸ்களில் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రాస్టీ

రైల్వే ట్రాక్‌పై పట్టాలకు మద్దతు ఇచ్చే క్రాస్ బ్రేస్‌లలో ఒకటి

🇮🇳Marathi

क्रॉसटी

क्रॉस ब्रेसेसपैकी एक जे रेल्वे ट्रॅकवर रेलला आधार देतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્રોસટી

ક્રોસ કૌંસમાંથી એક જે રેલ્વે ટ્રેક પર રેલને ટેકો આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಡ್ಡ

ರೈಲು ಹಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಳಿಗಳನ್ನು ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸುವ ಅಡ್ಡ ಕಟ್ಟುಪಟ್ಟಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രോസ്റ്റി

ഒരു റെയിൽവേ ട്രാക്കിൽ റെയിലുകളെ പിന്തുണയ്ക്കുന്ന ക്രോസ് ബ്രേസുകളിൽ ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਰਾਸਟੀ

ਇੱਕ ਕਰਾਸ ਬ੍ਰੇਸ ਜੋ ਰੇਲਵੇ ਟਰੈਕ 'ਤੇ ਰੇਲਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

کراسٹی

کراس منحنی خطوط وحدانی میں سے ایک جو ریلوے ٹریک پر ریلوں کو سہارا دیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

十字领带

支撑铁路轨道上钢轨的横撑之一

🇯🇵Japanese

枕木

鉄道線路のレールを支える交差支柱の 1 つ

🇰🇷Korean

크로스타이

철도 선로의 레일을 지지하는 교차 버팀대 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cà vạt chéo

một trong những thanh giằng chéo đỡ đường ray trên đường ray

🇹🇭Thai

ครอสตี้

หนึ่งในเหล็กค้ำยันที่ค้ำรางบนรางรถไฟ

🇮🇩Indonesian

dasi silang

salah satu penyangga silang yang menopang rel pada rel kereta api

🇲🇾Malay

ikatan silang

salah satu pendakap silang yang menyokong rel di landasan kereta api

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

کراس دار

یکی از مهاربندهای متقاطع که ریل ها را در مسیر راه آهن نگه می دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

çapraz kravat

demiryolu hattındaki rayları destekleyen çapraz desteklerden biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

קשר צולב

אחד מהפלטות הצולבות התומכות במסילות על מסילת רכבת

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The primary meaning of 'crosstie' is 'one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track'.

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Using 'crosstie' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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