Definition
Plural of crosstie; multiple railroad ties or perpendicular support beams used in construction.
Etymology
Regular plural of 'crosstie', formed by adding '-es' to the singular noun. Used since the 1850s in American railroad technical literature.
Kelly Says
When you hear a train's distinctive rhythm—clickety-clack, clickety-clack—you're literally hearing the wheels crossing from one crosstie to the next, typically spaced about 2 feet apart along the entire continental railroad system.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንገድ መስመር
men-ged mes-mer
ARالعربية
عوارض
u-a-ra-at
BNবাংলা
রেলের পদ
rel-er pod
DEDeutsch
Schwellen
shvel-en
ELΕλληνικά
συνδέσμους
sin-des-moos
ESEspañol
traviesas
tra-vee-as
FRFrançais
chemins de traverses
sham-ehn duh tra-ver-s
HEעברית
עמודי רכבת
o-moo-dee rekh-vet
HUMagyar
sínpárok
seen pa-rokh
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyang
pen-yang
MSBahasa Melayu
penyang
pen-yang
NLNederlands
schwellen
shvel-en
PLPolski
podkładki
po-d-kla-d-ki
PTPortuguês
travessias
tra-ve-see-as
RUРусский
промежутки
pro-mezhu-tki
SVSvenska
spårbindningar
s-por-bin-ding-ar
SWKiswahili
vipande
vee-pan-deh
TEతెలుగు
రైలు మెట్లు
ra-ilu met-lu
THไทย
ไม้รองราง
mai rong rang
UKУкраїнська
стяжки
stya-zhki
URاردو
ریل کی پوائنٹس
reel ki po-ints
ZUZU
amagqababa
a-ma-gqa-ba-ba