rail yard

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See also: railyard

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Etymology

rail +‎ yard

Noun

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rail yard (plural rail yards)

  1. A complex of branching railway lines and other infrastructure in which locomotives and rolling stock are stored and rearranged.
    Hyponym: switchyard

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