A transverse connecting piece (of timber, etc.); spec. in U.S. = tie, n. 7b.
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释义 | society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > track > parts and fittings of rails > sleeper (10) cross-tie1813 A transverse connecting piece (of timber, etc.); spec. in U.S. = tie, n. 7b. sleeper1837 A piece of timber or other material used to form a support (usually transverse) for the rails of a tramway or railway. longitudinal1838 A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rails it supports. Usually in plural. Now chiefly historical. transom1838 In technical applications. plural. On a railway: Cross-timbers laid between (or, formerly, beneath) longitudinal sleepers. cross-sleeper1841 a sleeper laid transversely across a tramway or railway track as a support for the rails; also as adj. railroad tie1847 a railway sleeper; = tie, n. 7b. stringer1848 Building, etc. U.S. A longitudinal railway sleeper. tie1857 U.S. A (transverse) railway sleeper. pot sleeper1869 a circular metal support placed under a railway track (see quot. 1992). waybeam1880 a beam used in a longitudinal railway sleeper (see sleeper, n. 10b). |
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