English Explanatory Dictionary

railbank

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An embankment adjacent to a railroad track.
verb
  1. To hold a disused railroad right of way in reserve, saving it for future repurposing or sale; this may include converting it into a rail trail for public use either in the meantime or in perpetuity.

Word forms

railbank railbanks railbanking railbanked

Etymology

From rail + bank.

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