goods yard

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noun British.

a railway freight yard.

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Origin of goods yard

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby goods yard

good-sized, good sort, good speed, goods train, goods wagon, goods yard, good-tempered, good thing, good time, good-time Charlie, good turn

How to use goods yard in a sentence

Politico has reported that some Republican donors see Scalise as damaged goods.
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Jettison your lawyers as a source of prison-yard guidance, Abramoff said.
Abramoff’s Advice for Virginia’s New Jailhouse Guv|Tim Mak, Jackie Kucinich|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In fact, Mexico buys and sells more US goods than any other country on the planet except for Canada.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting|Ruben Navarrette Jr.|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I never hear a Democrat talk about these goods, which are, in the literal sense, indivisible—for us all.
The Democrats’ Black Hole—and What They Can Do About It|Michael Tomasky|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Parker writes of the “black-faced doe” that he sees in the yard in his new Texas house.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sweden excluded British goods, conformably to the continental system established by Bonaparte.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Sol got up, slowly; took a backward step into the yard; filled his lungs, opened his mouth, made his eyes round.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
They ran side by side across the yard to a roofed flight of steps that led to the printing-office.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
After his death crowds flocked to his grave to touch his holy monument, till the authorities caused the church yard to be shut.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
In the court-yard of the hotel was standing the voiture, which had come in some twenty minutes before us.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various