ROADBED


Meaning of ROADBED in English

/rohd"bed'/ , n.

1. Railroads.

a. the bed or foundation structure for the track of a railroad.

b. the layer of ballast immediately beneath the ties of a railroad track.

2. the material of which a road is composed.

[ 1830-40. Amer.; ROAD + BED ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .