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railbanked

railbanked is the simple past and past participle of railbank.

Meaning of railbank

Verb

railbank (third-person singular simple present railbanks, present participle railbanking, simple past and past participle railbanked)

  1. To hold a disused railroad right of way in reserve, saving it for future repurposing or sale; this may include converting it into a rail trail for public use either in the meantime or in perpetuity.
    • [T]he municipal government moved ahead with plans to railbank the 5-mile segment between Astoria and Tongue Point under the guidelines of the National Trail Systems Act.2004, Joseph P. Schwieterman, When the Railroad Leaves Town, page 223

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What is railbanked the simple past and past participle of?
Railbanked is the simple past and past participle of railbank.

Words near railbanked in the dictionary

  1. rail-trail
  2. rail-trails
  3. railage
  4. railages
  5. railbank
  6. railbanked
  7. railbanking
  8. railbanks
  9. railbed
  10. railbeds
  11. railbike

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