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engine shed

engine shed noun: a building for housing railway locomotives.

Noun

engine shed (plural engine sheds)

  1. (dated) A building for housing railway locomotives.
    • Modern engine sheds of advanced design have also been built at Radyr, Abercynon, and elsewhere, whilst other depots have been remodelled and re-equipped.1939 September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 161
    • Tons of engine sheds would bite the dust with the end of steam, and many would be demolished with their time in the spotlight over. We're lucky that the one at Didcot survived into preservation.2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Didcot (1932)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 61

Synonyms of engine shed

Forms of engine shed

pluralengine sheds

Questions about engine shed

What does engine shed mean?
Engine shed means a building for housing railway locomotives.
What part of speech is engine shed?
Engine shed is a noun.
What is the plural of engine shed?
The plural of engine shed is engine sheds.

Words near engine shed in the dictionary

  1. engine oils
  2. engine order telegraph
  3. engine order telegraphs
  4. engine room
  5. engine rooms
  6. engine shed
  7. engine sheds
  8. engine trouble
  9. engine troubles
  10. engine turning
  11. engine turnings

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