Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The foundation upon which the ties, rails, and ballast of a railroad are laid.
- noun A layer of ballast directly under the ties.
- noun The foundation and surface of a road.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The bed or foundation on which the superstructure of a railway rests.
- noun The whole material laid in place and ready for traffic in ordinary roads.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The prepared location for a road, including its
foundation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a bed supporting a road
Etymologies
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Examples
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Unfortunately the roadbed is very poor, so the new repairs deteriorate rapidly.
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But note that there are some long stretches where the roadbed is not that great, with the top inch or so of pavement peeling badly, especially in the right-hand lane.
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But note that there are some long stretches where the roadbed is not that great, with the top inch or so of pavement peeling badly, especially in the right-hand lane.
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But note that there are some long stretches where the roadbed is not that great, with the top inch or so of pavement peeling badly, especially in the right-hand lane.
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But note that there are some long stretches where the roadbed is not that great, with the top inch or so of pavement peeling badly, especially in the right-hand lane.
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But note that there are some long stretches where the roadbed is not that great, with the top inch or so of pavement peeling badly, especially in the right-hand lane.
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But note that there are some long stretches where the roadbed is not that great, with the top inch or so of pavement peeling badly, especially in the right-hand lane.
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But note that there are some long stretches where the roadbed is not that great, with the top inch or so of pavement peeling badly, especially in the right-hand lane.
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But note that there are some long stretches where the roadbed is not that great, with the top inch or so of pavement peeling badly, especially in the right-hand lane.
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But note that there are some long stretches where the roadbed is not that great, with the top inch or so of pavement peeling badly, especially in the right-hand lane.
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