"roadbed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: roadbeds [plural]
Etymology: From 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. Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-roadbed-en-noun-mQTbkpip Disambiguation of Roads: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. A trackbed. Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-roadbed-en-noun-pkPrA-Ru Disambiguation of Roads: 46 54

Inflected forms

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