Home › Words › R › railbankingrailbankingrailbanking · noun — the practice (by investment firms) of holding a disused railroad right of way in reserve rather than immediately redeveloping or selling it; this may include converting it into a rail trail for public use either in the meantime or in perpetuity.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyBy surface analysis, rail + banking, or, by surface analysis, railbank + -ing.nounThe practice (by investment firms) of holding a disused railroad right of way in reserve rather than immediately redeveloping or selling it; this may include converting it into a rail trail for public use either in the meantime or in perpetuity.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.landbanking 69% match — The practice (by house-building firms or investment firms) of holding areas of land in reserve rather than immediately developing, redeveloping, or selling them. vs railbanking →railbank 67% match — An embankment adjacent to a railroad track. vs railbanking →roadbank 52% match — A roadside bank of earth, typically in a rural environment. vs railbanking →rentback 52% match — The sale and subsequent renting of a property, as an alternative to foreclosure vs railbanking →mothballing 48% match — The act of something being mothballed: taken out of service and stored for possible later use. vs railbanking →tracklifting 48% match — The process of removal of railway track, in particular from a railway line permanently closed to traffic. vs railbanking →inrail 48% match — To enclose or surround with rails. vs railbanking →reballasting 47% match — The process of renewing the ballast under railway track. vs railbanking →