railbank

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
动词 v.
  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.
    — [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.

词形变化

railbanks plural railbanks present,singular,third-person railbanking participle,present railbanked participle,past railbanked past

词源

词源 1
From rail + bank.
词源 2
From rail + bank.
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