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engine sheds

engine sheds is the plural of engine shed.

Meaning of engine shed

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

Questions about engine sheds

What is engine sheds the plural of?
Engine sheds is the plural of engine shed.

Words near engine sheds in the dictionary

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

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