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roadbed

US/ˈɹoʊdˌbɛd/

roadbed noun: the prepared location for a road, including its foundation.

Noun

roadbed (plural roadbeds)

  1. The prepared location for a road, including its foundation.
  2. A trackbed.
    • Holonym: right of way
    • It is obvious that mere training in mechanical skill, in technical knowledge of the locomotive, or even a thorough knowledge of the road bed from one end of the line to another, will not of themselves make a man a fit person to have charge of a locomotive.1880, William Miller Barr, Handbook for Steam Engineers and Owners: Being a Practical Guide to the Selection and Care of Steam Machinery, J.H. Kerrick & Company, page 119

Forms of roadbed

pluralroadbeds
alternative formroad bed

Origin of roadbed

From road + bed.

Questions about roadbed

What does roadbed mean?
Roadbed means the prepared location for a road, including its foundation.
What part of speech is roadbed?
Roadbed is a noun.
How do you pronounce roadbed?
Roadbed is pronounced /ˈɹoʊdˌbɛd/ (US).
What is the plural of roadbed?
The plural of roadbed is roadbeds.

Words near roadbed in the dictionary

  1. roadable
  2. roadbank
  3. roadbanks
  4. roadbase
  5. roadbases
  6. roadbed
  7. roadbeds
  8. roadblock
  9. roadblocked
  10. roadblocking
  11. roadblocks

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