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PRONUNCIATION OF ROADBED

roadbed  [ˈrəʊdˌbɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROADBED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Roadbed is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ROADBED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

roadbed

Road

A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any associated sidewalks and road verges. Roads that are available for use by the public may be referred to as public roads or highways.

Definition of roadbed in the English dictionary

The definition of roadbed in the dictionary is the material used to make a road. Other definition of roadbed is a layer of ballast that supports the sleepers of a railway track.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROADBED


childbed
ˈtʃaɪldˌbɛd
deathbed
ˈdɛθˌbɛd
feather-bed
ˈfɛðəˌbɛd
flowerbed
ˈflaʊəˌbɛd
hotbed
ˈhɒtˌbɛd
lakebed
ˈleɪkˌbɛd
lie-abed
ˈlaɪəˌbɛd
seedbed
ˈsiːdˌbɛd
slugabed
ˈslʌɡəˌbɛd
sunbed
ˈsʌnˌbɛd
vartabed
ˈvɑːtəˌbɛd
Z-bed
ˈzɛdˌbɛd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROADBED

road test
road traffic
road traffic accident
road train
road transport
road user
road-fund licence
road-test
road-trials
roadability
roadblock
roadcraft
roadeo
roadheader
roadhog
roadholding
roadhouse
roadie
roading
roadkill

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROADBED

abed
absorbed
barbed
bombed
disturbed
double bed
dubbed
embed
flatbed
go to bed
grabbed
hospital bed
prescribed
put to bed
ribbed
robbed
rubbed
sofa bed
stabbed
subbed

Synonyms and antonyms of roadbed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «roadbed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROADBED

Find out the translation of roadbed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of roadbed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «roadbed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

路基
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

roadbed
570 millions of speakers

English

roadbed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

roadbed
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رصف الطريق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дорожное полотно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leito da estrada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

roadbed
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ballast
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jalan raya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gleisbett
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

路盤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노반
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Roadbed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nền đường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

roadbed
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रोडबाड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sabit hat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

massicciata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

roadbed
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дорожнє полотно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

terasament
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

roadbed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

roadbed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

banvallen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

roadbed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of roadbed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROADBED»

The term «roadbed» is normally little used and occupies the 121.384 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROADBED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «roadbed» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «roadbed» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about roadbed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROADBED»

Discover the use of roadbed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to roadbed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
N Scale Model Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby
Use a roller and a fair amount of pressure to make the roadbed adhere to the subroadbed material (in this case W" plywood). Placing the waxed paper over the roadbed material will prevent the roller from sticking to the roadbed. CLEANING ...
Marty McGuirk, 1999
2
Street-railway Roadbed
Mason Delano Pratt, Charles Ames Alden. 3. It has a cleaner head, owing to the absence of the tram and groove of the girder rail. It offers no attraction to street traffic, and if properly laid in a well-macadamized, brick-paved, or asphalted street, ...
Mason Delano Pratt, Charles Ames Alden, 1898
3
Basic Trackwork for Model Railroaders: The Complete Photo Guide
Although you might not attach as much importance to roadbed as to the track itself, roadbed is an important element in reliable trackwork. Roadbed must provide a smooth, level surface for the track because any imperfections in the roadbed— ...
Jeff Wilson, 2004
4
Construction and maintenance of railway roadbed and track
To this account should be charged the cost of clearing right-of-way, station grounds or otherwise, and grubbing, as required by specifications ; the cost of grading roadbed and station grounds whether excavation or embankments ; dressing ...
Frederick John Prior, 1907
5
A Roadbed for Jamaica's Agricultural Export Development
A ROADBED FOR JAMAICA'S AGRICULTURAL EXPORT DEVELOPMENT 1 A. Reyes-Pacheco 2 I. INTRODUCTION: A CHANGING GLOBAL CONTEXT. The international environment is undergoing political and economic transformations.
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a roadbed for jamaica's agricultural export development
A ROADBED FOR JAMAICA'S AGRICULTURAL EXPORT DEVELOPMENT A. Reyes-Pacheco 2 I. INTRODUCTION: A CHANGING GLOBAL CONTEXT. The international environment is undergoing political and economic transformations.
7
The Appraisal of Railway Roadbed
Leslie Flanders Van Hagan. -. k- - • * i TEE APPRAISAL OF RAILWAY ROADBED BY LESLIE FLANDERS VAN HAGAN.
Leslie Flanders Van Hagan, 1919
8
Garden Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby
Rock retaining walls create a place for the roadbed. If you want a railroad that will survive earthquakes, floods, and the next Ice Age, then you might want to build your roadbed out of steel encased in concrete, with pilings everv 5 feet, sunk well  ...
Kent J. Johnson, 2002
9
Project Railroads You Can Build: From Benchwork to Finished ...
3 LAYING ROADBED. Roll the AMI Instant Roadbed along the track center line. A wood block covered with waxed paper works well for pressing the roadbed into place. it in place, and the roadbed is tacky enough to hold the track securely ...
Kent J. Johnson, 2001
10
Mountain Biking Georgia
THE. Ri. DE. 0.0 From the parking area, continue along the gravel road. The first section of Tatum Lead Road is a right-of-way across private land. You will pass several private residences. Stay on the gravel road! 0.5 Roadbed enters from the  ...
Alex Nutt, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROADBED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term roadbed is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Delays in Merton road project
Contractors have encountered sandier than anticipated soil conditions and unanticipated defects in roadbeds while resurfacing Weber Avenue and portions of ... «Lake Country Now, Jul 15»
2
Ind. 1 closed due to 'roadbed failures'
Ind. 1 between U.S. 36 in Modoc and Cabin Creek south of Farmland was closed Wednesday due to “severe roadbed failures,” according to the Indiana ... «Muncie Star Press, Mar 15»
3
State Road 1 closed again due to 'severe road bed failures'
In the press release, INDOT stated that the reason for closing was due to the north-south route experiencing severe roadbed failures, creating potentially ... «Winchester News Gazette, Mar 15»
4
DOT's Slow Zone Signs Now Just Another Sidewalk Obstacle …
A look at existing Slow Zones reveals that DOT is pushing “gateway” signage from the roadbed onto the sidewalk. In Inwood, where Manhattan's first residential ... «Streetsblog New York, Feb 15»
5
NYC train fatally crushes man lying in roadbed
A man fell in front of an Uptown 6 train early Monday morning at the East 33rd Street and Park Ave. station. Photo: Demetrius E. Loadholt. A Brooklyn man who ... «New York Post, Nov 14»
6
Florida emerges as a model for dealing with rising seas
Fort Lauderdale has raised a coastal roadbed and is installing one-way "tidal valves" that flush water down storm drains but block seawater from rising back up. «Sun-Sentinel, Apr 14»
7
Southwest Iowa fishing report
Most fishing activity is on the roadbed and along the channel off the beach point. Crappie - Fair: Crappies up to nine inches are being caught with minnows. «Creston News Advertiser, Feb 14»
8
RFID Takes the Strain Out of Testing Minnesota's Roadbeds
The state's transportation department is using passive EPC Gen 2 UHF RFID tags to help it better identify the exact locations of the buried sensors it employs to ... «RFID Journal, Dec 13»
9
Subway train cuts off part of woman's leg in Brooklyn
A city subway train sheared off part of a woman's leg Saturday in Brooklyn, cops said. The unidentified 29-year-old victim was walking along the roadbed of the ... «New York Daily News, Oct 13»
10
Roadbed Recharging Experiments Causes Bomb Scare in …
Swedish inventor's experiments to charge electric cars from the roadbed, leads Danish police to mistakenly suspect his parked car contained an explosive ... «EV World, Aug 13»

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