单词 | railroad tie |
释义 | > as lemmasrailroad tie railroad tie n. a railway sleeper; = tie n. 7b. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > track > parts and fittings of rails > sleeper cross-tie1813 sleeper1837 longitudinal1838 transom1838 cross-sleeper1841 railroad tie1847 stringer1848 tie1857 pot sleeper1869 waybeam1880 1847 Genesee (Rochester, N.Y.) Farmer Aug. 181/1 Such is the demand for fence posts and railroad ties. 1927 Daily Tel. 24 May 17/6 A contractor for railroad ties employing hundreds of the roughest of bohunks to hew and carry them for him. 2003 G. Schenk Gardening on Pavement, Tables, & Hard Surfaces ii. 30 Prior-to-soil retaining materials include railroad ties, timbers, planks, and bricks. < as lemmas |
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