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Noun Concept
Categories: Rail infrastructure, Permanent way
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ballast  track ballast  ballasting  gun platform  Pink Lady
EN
Coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads WordNet 3.0
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Coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Track ballast is the material which forms the trackbed upon which railroad ties are laid. Wikipedia
The layer of crushed rock or gravel upon which railway track is laid Wikipedia Disambiguation
Trackbed upon which railroad ties are laid Wikidata
Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete. Wiktionary
IS A
gravel
building material
PART OF
track bed
DIFFERENT FROM
diving weighting system
MATERIAL USED
gravel
sand
crushed stone
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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ballast
Wikipedia
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track ballast
Wikidata
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track ballast
Wiktionary
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ballast
Wikipedia Redirections
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ballasting, Pink Lady (quartzite), Rail ballast, railway ballast, sub-ballast
Wikidata Alias
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gun platform

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