Railbank
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Railbank is a noun meaning An embankment adjacent to a railroad track.
Meaning
An embankment adjacent to a railroad track.
More Meanings
- 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.
Example Sentences
This 200-mile long stretch of railbank property has four encampments of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
[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.
Word Forms
- railbanks
- railbanking
- railbanked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include embankment, bank, risbank, riverbank, buffer, trackbed.
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