erecting shop

erecting shop noun: a place where large machines, predominantly trains and their parts but also cranes, are assembled, adjusted, or repaired.

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Noun

erecting shop (plural erecting shops)

(dated) A place where large machines, predominantly trains and their parts but also cranes, are assembled, adjusted, or repaired.
- Erecting-shop work was always hard and slogging, so that at the end of a 9¾ hour day there were not many who felt inclined for much more physical activity.1944 September and October, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 285
- The erecting shop has pit accommodation for 39 locomotives, [...]
- [p162] Eastleigh Locomotive Works: Layout and function of shops [...] Erecting Shop: Stripping and erection of locomotives and frame repairs.1961 March, C. P. Boocock, “The organisation of Eastleigh Locomotive Works”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 159, 162

இணைப்புப் பட்டறை

plural	erecting shops

What does erecting shop mean?: Erecting shop means a place where large machines, predominantly trains and their parts but also cranes, are assembled, adjusted, or repaired.
What is erecting shop in Tamil?: Erecting shop in Tamil is இணைப்புப் பட்டறை. See Erecting shop meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is erecting shop?: Erecting shop is a noun.
What is the plural of erecting shop?: The plural of erecting shop is erecting shops.

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