Railbank

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An embankment adjacent to a railroad track.

    "This 200-mile long stretch of railbank property has four encampments of the Lewis and Clark expedition."

Verb
  1. 1
    To convert an out-of-use railroad track into a trail for public use.

    "[T]he municipal government moved ahead with plans to railbank the 5-mile segment between Astoria and Tongue Point under the guidelines of the National Trail Systems Act."

Example

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"This 200-mile long stretch of railbank property has four encampments of the Lewis and Clark expedition."

Etymology

From rail + bank.

Related phrases

railroad track

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