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Definition of roadbed in English:

roadbed

nounˈrəʊdbɛdˈroʊdbɛd
  • 1The material laid down to form a road.

    道砟;路床

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They begin beneath the roadbed where subsurface water meets the advancing frost line and forms a layer of ice, called a lens.
    • Extant contracts do not give information about the profile of the roadbed except that it was not to be below the level of the adjacent ground.
    • Culverts - metal, plastic or concrete pipes installed under roadbeds to channel runoff - are not always the best solution for drainage, but they are common and sometimes necessary.
    • Add such attachments as scarifiers, and graders can even tear up old roadbeds.
    • A minority of these roads, although listed with a carriageway of constant thickness, may have had a similar surface profile, provided the roadbed on which they were formed had a central camber.
    • Concrete from the demolition of the site's previous buildings was reused in roadbeds.
    1. 1.1North American The part of a road on which vehicles travel.
      〈北美〉车行道
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Officials said that three storms in the last two months collapsed roads and destroyed roadbeds in the park.
      • Repairs are now underway on the roadbed where the pipe burst.
      • The roadbed looked like it was made from rectangular white building stones, grouted together carefully, that had been grossly discolored.
      • The total area of land being acquired is 141.26 Ha, consisting of 122.42 Ha agricultural land, 10.32 Ha forestry and 8.52 Ha of roadbed.
      • Shade helps protect the road from drying out in times of low precipitation; roots stabilize the roadbed.
      • As the water drops, submerged trees, rocks, even old roadbeds break the surface or, worse, lurk just below it, waiting to bust a prop or bend a shaft.
      • The board said it believes someone crept down to the dusty roadbed after the last vehicle went by and dug in a mine to catch the next passing vehicle.
      • Petroleum emulsions work for dust suppression, particularly on dirt roadbeds and shoulders in arid areas.
      • Because the melted water cannot drain into the frozen subsoil, the upper lifts of a roadbed become saturated and the road's load bearing capacity is greatly reduced.
      • These carefully concealed elevators, built within the highway tunnels located in Portland's West Hills, will have the capacity to lift both vehicles and helicopters to the highway roadbed.
      • On our left, a sheering ledge cut off the roadbed.
      • Sections of the roadbed where erosion and poor landscaping along steep grades create a safety concern will also be reinforced or shored-up.
      • Road damage starts when buses and other heavy vehicles over a certain weight threshold cause the roadbed to flex and crack.
    2. 1.2
      another term for trackbed
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The men who built this railway had to hang suspended by ropes from vertical cliffs, blasting and hacking out a roadbed.
      • This marker also stands on the abandoned roadbed of the St. Paul and Southern Railway.

Definition of roadbed in US English:

roadbed

nounˈroʊdbɛdˈrōdbed
  • 1The material laid down to form a road.

    道砟;路床

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Culverts - metal, plastic or concrete pipes installed under roadbeds to channel runoff - are not always the best solution for drainage, but they are common and sometimes necessary.
    • A minority of these roads, although listed with a carriageway of constant thickness, may have had a similar surface profile, provided the roadbed on which they were formed had a central camber.
    • Add such attachments as scarifiers, and graders can even tear up old roadbeds.
    • Concrete from the demolition of the site's previous buildings was reused in roadbeds.
    • Extant contracts do not give information about the profile of the roadbed except that it was not to be below the level of the adjacent ground.
    • They begin beneath the roadbed where subsurface water meets the advancing frost line and forms a layer of ice, called a lens.
    1. 1.1North American The part of a road on which vehicles travel.
      〈北美〉车行道
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Shade helps protect the road from drying out in times of low precipitation; roots stabilize the roadbed.
      • Repairs are now underway on the roadbed where the pipe burst.
      • Petroleum emulsions work for dust suppression, particularly on dirt roadbeds and shoulders in arid areas.
      • Because the melted water cannot drain into the frozen subsoil, the upper lifts of a roadbed become saturated and the road's load bearing capacity is greatly reduced.
      • The roadbed looked like it was made from rectangular white building stones, grouted together carefully, that had been grossly discolored.
      • Officials said that three storms in the last two months collapsed roads and destroyed roadbeds in the park.
      • These carefully concealed elevators, built within the highway tunnels located in Portland's West Hills, will have the capacity to lift both vehicles and helicopters to the highway roadbed.
      • On our left, a sheering ledge cut off the roadbed.
      • The board said it believes someone crept down to the dusty roadbed after the last vehicle went by and dug in a mine to catch the next passing vehicle.
      • Sections of the roadbed where erosion and poor landscaping along steep grades create a safety concern will also be reinforced or shored-up.
      • As the water drops, submerged trees, rocks, even old roadbeds break the surface or, worse, lurk just below it, waiting to bust a prop or bend a shaft.
      • The total area of land being acquired is 141.26 Ha, consisting of 122.42 Ha agricultural land, 10.32 Ha forestry and 8.52 Ha of roadbed.
      • Road damage starts when buses and other heavy vehicles over a certain weight threshold cause the roadbed to flex and crack.
    2. 1.2 The foundation structure on which railroad tracks are laid.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This marker also stands on the abandoned roadbed of the St. Paul and Southern Railway.
      • The men who built this railway had to hang suspended by ropes from vertical cliffs, blasting and hacking out a roadbed.
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