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goods shed

goods shed noun: a building in a railway goods yard for the storage of goods before or after transport by train, typically with a track running through it to allow goods wagons to be unloaded under cover, although sometimes they were built alongside a track with possibly just a canopy over the door.

goods shed: a building in a railway goods yard for the storage of goods before or after transport by train,...
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Noun

goods shed (plural goods sheds)

  1. A building in a railway goods yard for the storage of goods before or after transport by train, typically with a track running through it to allow goods wagons to be unloaded under cover, although sometimes they were built alongside a track with possibly just a canopy over the door.
    • At Kiwi, 40 miles from Nelson [New Zealand], eight women installed themselves in the goods shed, taking with them their knitting, and a supply of food and magazines. The demolition crew was unable to pull the building down without injuring them.1955 December, “Notes and News: Women Delay Railway Demolition”, in Railway Magazine, page 878
    • There are extensive sidings on both sides of the line and mostly at the Dover end of the station, where, beside the modern (and ugly) goods shed, there are cattle pens and a chocolate distribution depot, all on the down side, […].1958 October, Rev. A. W. V. Mace, “From Faversham to Dover—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 670

Forms of goods shed

pluralgoods sheds

Questions about goods shed

What does goods shed mean?
Goods shed means a building in a railway goods yard for the storage of goods before or after transport by train, typically with a track running through it to allow goods wagons to be unloaded under cover, although sometimes they were built alongside a track with possibly just a canopy over the door.
What part of speech is goods shed?
Goods shed is a noun.
What is the plural of goods shed?
The plural of goods shed is goods sheds.

Words near goods shed in the dictionary

  1. goods and sales taxes
  2. goods and services tax
  3. goods and services taxes
  4. goods carriage
  5. goods carriages
  6. goods shed
  7. goods sheds
  8. goods station
  9. goods stations
  10. goods train
  11. goods trains

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