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noun
The practice (by investment firms) of holding a disused railroad right of way in reserve rather than immediately redeveloping or selling it; this may include converting it into a rail trail for public use either in the meantime or in perpetuity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Broader terms: landbanking
verb
present participle and gerund of railbank
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
By surface analysis, rail + banking, or, by surface analysis, railbank + -ing.
