roadbed
nounUS /ˈɹoʊdˌbɛd/
Etymology From road + bed.
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:
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- The roadbed, much of it fringing Swansea Bay, has been given free to the local authorities.1960 February, “Swansea & Mumbles closure”, in Trains Illustrated, page 95: