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reballasting

reballasting noun: the process of renewing the ballast under railway track. Also the present participle and gerund of reballast.

Noun

reballasting (uncountable)

  1. The process of renewing the ballast under railway track.
    • Repair of the many tunnels and high masonry viaducts on the eastern side of Semmering, appears to have necessitated this single-line working, although complete rerailing with long welded rails and resleepering and reballasting are being undertaken.1951 June, John L. Buckland, “The Semmering Line and its Traffic”, in Railway Magazine, page 414
    • The most welcome progress from a short-term viewpoint, however, is that reballasting of the Trent Valley section is almost completed and as a result accelerations of express passenger trains are likely in this summer's timetable; we hear that over this section alone it should be possible to cut...1961 March, “Talking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 130

Also used as

reballasting is also the present participle and gerund of reballast.

Questions about reballasting

What does reballasting mean?
Reballasting means the process of renewing the ballast under railway track.
What part of speech is reballasting?
Reballasting is a noun.

Words near reballasting in the dictionary

  1. rebalers
  2. rebales
  3. rebaling
  4. reballast
  5. reballasted
  6. reballasting
  7. reballasts
  8. reballing
  9. reballot
  10. reballoted
  11. reballoting

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