Dictionary

railroad tie en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (US) A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete.
   • Holonyms: railroad track, rail track, railway track, train track, permanent way
2. A long, thin wooden beam used as a border in driveways, to hold in soil in gardens, etc.

Forms

Synonyms

railway tie · railway sleeper · sleeper

Translations (49)

cs pražec (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · fi ratapölkky (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · ar عَارِضَة (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · mi kurupae (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · ko 침목 (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · io traverso (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · uk шпа́ла (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · es durmiente (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · th ไม้หมอน (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · ca travessa (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · he אֶדֶן (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · cy sliper (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · ja 枕木 (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · sv sliper (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · sv syll (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · de Eisenbahnschwelle (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · mn ᠳᠡᠷ᠎ᠡ ᠮᠣᠳᠤ (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · nl biels (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · cs železniční pražec (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · de Bahnschwelle (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · pt travessa (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · ka შპალი (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · pt dormente (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · hu talpfa (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · nl biel (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · cmn 軌枕 /轨枕 (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · sl prag (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · hy կոճափայտ (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · sh пра̏г (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · bg траве́рса (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · es traviesa (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · mn дэр мод (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · ro traversă (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · da svelle (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · vi tà vẹt (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · nb sville (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · cmn 枕木 (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · de Schwelle (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · tr travers (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · nl dwarsligger (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · sh prȁg (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · eo ŝpalo (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · it traversa (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · fr traverse (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · tl trabyesa (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · nrf dormiéthe (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · be шпа́ла (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · pl podkład (piece supporting the rails of a railroad) · ru шпа́ла (piece supporting the rails of a railroad)