Trackbed

//ˈtɹækbɛd//

Synonyms for "trackbed" (2 found)

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Translations

12 translations across 10 languages.

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Catalan

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  • sola noun (layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid)

Czech

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  • železniční spodek noun (layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid)

Dutch

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  • spoorbedding noun (layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid)

Finnish

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  • rata-alue noun (land on which a railway (especially one that has been closed or dismantled) was built)
  • ratapenger noun (layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid)

German

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  • Gleisbett noun (layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid)

Japanese

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  • 道床 noun (layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid)

Polish

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  • podtorze noun (layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid)

Russian

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  • балластная при́зма noun (layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid)

Swedish

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  • banvall noun (layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid)
  • järnvägsbank noun (layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid)

Ukrainian

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  • баластна при́зма noun (layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid)

Sample sentences

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Given a mandate to build a new railway from the trackbed up, the Japanese have seized an unprecedented opportunity, not only to apply to its equipment their immense technological resources, but to incorporate in its operational scheme the Utopian concepts which those modernising an existing line can at best realise partially.

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The Bicester–Bletchley section is being rebuilt on the alignment of the line that closed to passengers in 1968. Since 2019, the track bed and bridges have been rebuilt, and this work is mostly complete.

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Holonym: right of way

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The trackbed of the majority of the ten miles from Padstow to Boscarne Junction is still intact and used as a cycle way, although the section where the railway once went through Wadebridge has been lost to development.

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