switchyard


switch·yard

S0949300 (swĭch′yärd′)n. An area where railroad cars are switched and trains assembled.

switchyard

(ˈswɪtʃˌjɑːd) n (Railways) US and Canadian an area in a railway system where rolling stock is shunted, as in forming trains

switch•yard

(ˈswɪtʃˌyɑrd)

n. a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains. [1885–90, Amer.]
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