"roadbed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: roadbeds [plural]
Etymology: road + bed Etymology templates: {{compound|en|road|bed}} road + bed Head templates: {{en-noun}} roadbed (plural roadbeds)
  1. The prepared location for a road, including its foundation.
    Sense id: en-roadbed-en-noun-mQTbkpip Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 95 5
  2. A trackbed. Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-roadbed-en-noun-pkPrA-Ru Disambiguation of Roads: 44 56

Inflected forms

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