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Definition of Roadbed

1. Noun. A bed supporting a road.

Definition of Roadbed

1. n. In railroads, the bed or foundation on which the superstructure (ties, rails, etc.) rests; in common roads, the whole material laid in place and ready for travel.

Definition of Roadbed

1. Noun. The prepared location for a road, including its foundation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Roadbed

1. the foundation for a railroad track [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Roadbed

Literary usage of Roadbed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1914)
"roadbed As real estate, see Real Estate. The roadbed of a railroad is "the bed or foundation on which the superstructure of a railroad rests. ..."

2. Manual by American Railway Engineering Association (1921)
""MEANS FOR PREVENTION OR CURE OF WATER POCKETS IN roadbed. (1) Water pockets have existed for many years in certain localities since construction. ..."

3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1921)
"Master and servant ®=» 129(7)—Defective roadbed not proximate cause of Injury In attempting to pull car out of hole. Where a railroad roadbed over which an ..."

4. Railway Track and Track Work by Edward Ernest Russell Tratman (1901)
"With the construction so far completed, the roadbed will conform to the ... The width of roadbed (by which is meant the surface at subgrade) is from 26 to ..."

5. Railway Track and Track Work by Edward Ernest Russell Tratman (1901)
"With the construction so far completed, the roadbed will conform to the ... The width of roadbed (by which is meant the surface at subgrade) is from 26 to ..."

6. Notes on Track: Construction and Maintenance by Walter Mason Camp (1904)
"Almost every railway has a standard cross section for roadbed, ... So far as fills are concerned the width of the roadbed at sub-grade should afford at ..."

7. Notes on Track: Construction and Maintenance by Walter Mason Camp (1904)
"Almost every railway has a standard cross section for roadbed, ... The least permissible width for single-track roadbed at sub-grade is then about 14 ft., ..."

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