"rail spike" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rail spikes [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪk Head templates: {{en-noun}} rail spike (plural rail spikes)
  1. (rail transport) A type of large nail with an offset head used to fasten a rail or base plate to a wooden railroad tie/sleeper. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: railroad spike Translations (a large nail used to fasten a rail base plate to a tie/sleeper): 犬釘 (inukugi) (alt: いぬくぎ) (Japanese), косты́ль (kostýlʹ) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-rail_spike-en-noun-qanZJ6U5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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