noun🔗ShareSchwellenA sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place."The train rumbled over the tracks, supported by hundreds of wooden crossties that kept the rails aligned. "Der Zug rumpelte über die Gleise, getragen von Hunderten von Holzschwellen, die die Schienen ausrichteten.structurematerialpartbuildingvehicleindustrytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading