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Meanings of crosstie in English

Portuguese
dormente
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One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track.

dormente
Usage of crosstie in English
1
It leaned against the woodpile to the left, thick as a railroad crosstie.
The talisman
2
And then I'd sleep like a weathered crosstie.
Blind willow, sleeping woman
3
Sleeper - Railroad crosstie.
Things To Make
4
The crosstie the boy had stepped on had given way almost entirely and flopped downward lazily, swinging on a rotten rivet.
The gunslinger
5
The bridge was okay, but the idea that I could balance me and a motorcycle on one narrow crosstie was a complete failure.
The Life of Me: An Autobiography
Translations for crosstie
Crosstie through the time