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marshaling yard

marshaling yard is the alternative form of marshalling yard.

Meaning of marshalling yard

Noun

marshalling yard (plural marshalling yards)

  1. A railway yard where trains are assembled from individual carriages or goods wagons.
    • In passing we must glance at marshalling yards. Of course, until the unit of the country's trade is a train-load and not something less than a wagon-load, marshalling yards will continue to be a necessary evil.1963 January, G. F. Fiennes, “The "Merry-go-Round" Railway - a new plan for mineral trains”, in Modern Railways, page 20

Forms of marshaling yard

pluralmarshaling yards

Questions about marshaling yard

What is marshaling yard the alternative form of?
Marshaling yard is the alternative form of marshalling yard.

Words near marshaling yard in the dictionary

  1. marshalers
  2. marshaless
  3. marshalesses
  4. marshaling
  5. marshaling together
  6. marshaling yard
  7. marshaling yards
  8. marshalings
  9. marshall
  10. Marshall County
  11. Marshall Islander

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