roadbed

roadbed
Synonyms and related words:
Autobahn, L, US highway, alley, alleyway, arterial, arterial highway, arterial street, artery, autoroute, autostrada, avenue, belt highway, blind alley, boulevard, branch, bypass, byway, cable railway, camino real, carriageway, causeway, causey, chaussee, circumferential, close, cog railway, corduroy road, county road, court, crescent, cul-de-sac, dead-end street, dike, dirt road, drive, driveway, el, electric railway, elevated, elevated railway, embankment, expressway, feeder, feeder line, freeway, gravel road, gravity-operated railway, highroad, highway, highways and byways, horse railway, interstate highway, junction, lane, light railroad, line, local road, main drag, main line, main road, metro, mews, monorail, motorway, parkway, pave, paved road, pike, place, plank road, primary highway, private road, rack railway, rack-and-pinion railway, rail, rail line, railroad, railway, right-of-way, ring road, road, roadway, route nationale, row, royal road, secondary road, sidetrack, siding, speedway, state highway, street, street railway, streetcar line, subway, superhighway, switchback, terminal, terminus, terrace, thoroughfare, through street, thruway, toll road, township road, track, tram, tramline, trestle, trolley line, trunk, trunk line, tube, turnout, turnpike, underground, wynd

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  • Roadbed — Road bed , 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • roadbed — ☆ roadbed [rōd′bed΄ ] n. 1. a) the foundation laid to support the ties, rails, and ballast of a railroad b) a layer of crushed rock, cinders, etc. immediately under the ties 2. the foundation or surface of a road or highway …   English World dictionary

  • roadbed — The part of a railroad upon which the tracks are laid. San Francisco v Central P. R. Co. 63 Cal 467. The foundation, located on the right of way, on which the super structure of rails, ties, ballast, etc., rests. 44 Am J1st RR § 227. Not confined …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • roadbed — noun Date: circa 1840 1. a. the bed on which the ties, rails, and ballast of a railroad rest b. the ballast or the upper surface of the ballast on which the ties rest 2. a. the earth foundation of a road prepared for surfacing b. the part of the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • roadbed — /rohd bed /, n. 1. Railroads. a. the bed or foundation structure for the track of a railroad. b. the layer of ballast immediately beneath the ties of a railroad track. 2. the material of which a road is composed. [1830 40. Amer.; ROAD + BED] * *… …   Universalium

  • roadbed — noun The prepared location for a road, including its foundation …   Wiktionary

  • roadbed — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. crushed rock, gravel, ballast; see foundation 2 …   English dictionary for students

  • roadbed — n. base and pavement of a road; foundation and material on which a railroad track is built …   English contemporary dictionary

  • roadbed — boarded …   Anagrams dictionary

  • roadbed — noun 1》 the material laid down to form a road. 2》 another term for trackbed …   English new terms dictionary

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