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/ˈtɹækbɛd/
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The layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bed, railbed
Antonyms: none provided
The land on which a railway (especially one that has been closed or dismantled) was built; the roadbed for a railroad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From track + bed (“place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid”).
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan :
sola
— layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid
Czech :
železniční spodek
— layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid
Dutch :
spoorbedding
— layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid
Finnish :
ratapenger
— layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid
German :
Gleisbett
— layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid
Japanese :
道床
(dōshō)
— layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid
Polish :
podtorze
— layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid
Russian :
балластная при́зма
(ballastnaja prízma)
— layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid
Swedish :
banvall
— layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid
Swedish :
järnvägsbank
— layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid
Ukrainian :
баластна при́зма
(balastna prýzma)
— layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid
Finnish :
rata-alue
— land on which a railway (especially one that has been closed or dismantled) was built