<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">spikes</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>barge spikes</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>gutter spikes</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>thatching crooks</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>spikes</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>nails</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>fasteners</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>spike</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Long, sharp-pointed pieces of metal or other hard material, usually non-circular in cross-section, used for fastening things securely together. In the building and railroad industries, spikes have a head, for impact insertion. For similar fasteners, but smaller and round in cross-section, use "nails (fasteners)." ]]></note></mads>