tie#3 (n)
railroad tie (n)
crosstie (n)
sleeper#1 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 06
def one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
examples the British call a railroad tie a sleeper
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Hypernym brace, bracing
Part holonym railroad track, railroad, railway
Incoming links
Hyponym brace, bracing
Part meronym railroad track, railroad, railway

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