trackbed
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trackbed
- /ˈtɹækbɛd/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From track + bed (“place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid”).
noun trackbeds · track-bed · track bed
- The layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid. Given a mandate to build a new railway from the trackbed up, the Japanese have seized an unprecedented opportunity, not only to apply to its equipment their immense technological resources, but to incorporate in its operational scheme the Utopian concepts which those modernising an existing line can
- The land on which a railway (especially one that has been closed or dismantled) was built; the roadbed for a railroad. Holonym: right of way
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noun layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid
| 日本語 | 道床 dōshō |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Gleisbett |
| Русский | балластная при́зма ballastnaja prízma |
Talk about this word "trackbed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trackbed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. trackbed. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trackbed "trackbed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trackbed.Cite this
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title = {trackbed},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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