crosstie

[ kraws-tahy, kros- ]

noun

1. Railroads. a tie.
2. a transverse timber forming a foundation or support.

Other Words From

• crosstied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of crosstie¹

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; cross- + tie

Example Sentences

A century is required to produce a fence post, and 200 years for a crosstie.

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About eighty years are required to grow a white oak of crosstie size.

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It is third among the crosstie woods of the United States, the combined cut of oaks standing first, and the pine second.

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Woodlot owners will not wait much longer than the seventy-five or one hundred years required to grow trees of crosstie size.

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