locomotive shed
locomotive shed noun: synonym of engine shed.
Noun
locomotive shed (plural locomotive sheds)
- Synonym of engine shed.
- Crewe North Motive Power Depot is to be modernised completely. This includes the provision of a new coaling plant, ash handling plant, and two new locomotive sheds of the latest roundhouse type, each with 32 roads radiating from a 70-ft. dia. turntable.1948 November and December, “Crewe M.P.D. to be Modernised”, in Railway Magazine, page 372
- The locomotive shed at Portadown is gradually becoming the principal Great Northern section steam motive power depot.1961 March, “The Irish scene”, in Trains Illustrated, page 138
- Synonyms:
- engine shed
Synonyms of locomotive shed
Forms of locomotive shed
| plural | locomotive sheds |
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Questions about locomotive shed
- What does locomotive shed mean?
- Locomotive shed means synonym of engine shed.
- What part of speech is locomotive shed?
- Locomotive shed is a noun.
- What is the plural of locomotive shed?
- The plural of locomotive shed is locomotive sheds.
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