switchyard

[ swich-yahrd ]
noun

  1. a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.

Origin of switchyard

1
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; switch + yard2

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How to use switchyard in a sentence

  • Frank pointed towards the fan-shaped network of tracks melting into the gloom of the switchyards.

    Bound to Succeed | Allen Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for switch yard

switch yard
noun

  1. US and Canadian an area in a railway system where rolling stock is shunted, as in forming trains

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