/ Dictionary / Index R roadbed: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: road•bed Pronunciation: (rōd'bed"), [key] — n. the bed or foundation structure for the track of a railroad. the layer of ballast immediately beneath the ties of a railroad track. the material of which a road is composed. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: roadbed (Thesaurus) road apple roadblock Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language