# trackbed

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹækbɛd/

## Definitions
1. The layer of gravel or other foundation on which a railway track is laid.
2. The land on which a railway (especially one that has been closed or dismantled) was built; the roadbed for a railroad.

## Etymology
From track + bed (“place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/trackbed