Roadbed
['rəʊdbed] or ['rod,bɛd]
Definition
(n.) In railroads, the bed or foundation on which the superstructure (ties, rails, etc.) rests; in common roads, the whole material laid in place and ready for travel.
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Examples
- Larger apparatus has been devised to weld railroad joints on the roadbed, and for other applications. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It was the main line from Venice to Trieste, with a high solid embankment, a solid roadbed and double track. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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