ROADBED

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bed supporting a road

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("roadbed" is a kind of...):

bed (a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track)

Meronyms (parts of "roadbed"):

safety island; safety isle; safety zone; traffic island (a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians)

Holonyms ("roadbed" is a part of...):

road; route (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)

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