goods yard

noun

British.

1. a railway freight yard.

Word History and Origins

Origin of goods yard¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

The court heard how Mr Royden escaped through a goods yard and was chased and caught by stonemasons working at the cathedral.

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The council hopes the redesign will then lead to the creation of a multi-storey car park on the Forth Goods Yard by 2023, as well as new homes and offices.

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The photograph was taken in late 1976 on a stairway next to Rehearsals Rehearsals, which at the time was part of a rundown railway goods yard.

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Stephen Simmons from Dorking, Surrey, was found guilty of thefts from Clapham Goods Yard in south London, aged 19.

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He cleaned houses, blew leaves and shovelled snow in a goods yard.

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