railroad tie

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Noun

railroad tie - one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"

crosstie, sleeper, tie

bracing, brace - a structural member used to stiffen a framework

railroad track, railway, railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track"

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This solves the well-known cross-tie stub problem associated with standard single, double and quad die packages used on double-sided assemblies by decreasing the distance the cross tie stubs must be routed in the breakout region.

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I was shocked to recently read that prison officers were banned from wearing St George cross tie pins' as this could be deemed as being racist.

Proud to be English

Bring the peak together first (with a spacer sandwiched between the rafters), then add the cross tie at the bottom.

Keep backyard chickens with class in Mother's mini-coop. (eggs travaganza)

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Meanwhile, Cork City boss Tommy Dunne is taking nothing for granted ahead of the Turners Cross tie.

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Prison officers who wore a St George's Cross tie pin were ticked off by the jails watchdog today.

Prison flag day row

STAFF at Wakefield prison have been ticked off by Chief Inspector of Prisons Anne Owers for wearing a St George's Cross tie pin.

Talk Turkey

Build one roof truss, with the pitch of the rafter mimicking the existing roof and the cross tie the same length as the depth of the porch.

Classic front porch

Hideaway Stables also features: 100' x 300' fenced outdoor arena and an 80' x 150' indoor arena * 19 rubber matted stalls * Barn office * 1 half bath and 1 full bath * Automatic waterer * 3 cross tie racks (2 get ready and 1 wash rack) * 3 tack rooms (1 tack room with lockers for boarders) * 1 shop/tool room * 1 feed room * indoor hot walker * additional 4 stall mare foaling barn with 5 available paddocks