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goods sheds

goods sheds is the plural of goods shed.

Meaning of goods shed

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

Questions about goods sheds

What is goods sheds the plural of?
Goods sheds is the plural of goods shed.

Words near goods sheds in the dictionary

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

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