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marshalling yard

marshalling yard noun: a railway yard where trains are assembled from individual carriages or goods wagons.

marshalling yard: a railway yard where trains are assembled from individual carriages or goods wagons
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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
    • Five marshalling yards in the vicinity—Pontypool Road, Rogerstone, Alexandra Dock Junction, East Usk Junction and Severn Tunnel Junction—remarshal much of this traffic into full train loads to destination.1963 February, G. M. Kichenside, “The Newport (Mon.) resignalling scheme”, in Modern Railways, page 125

marshalling yard meaning in Tamil

marshalling yard in Tamil

சரக்கு வண்டி வரிசை முற்றம்

Synonyms of marshalling yard

Forms of marshalling yard

pluralmarshalling yards
alternative formmarshaling yard

Questions about marshalling yard

What does marshalling yard mean?
Marshalling yard means a railway yard where trains are assembled from individual carriages or goods wagons.
What is marshalling yard in Tamil?
Marshalling yard in Tamil is சரக்கு வண்டி வரிசை முற்றம். See Marshalling yard meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is marshalling yard?
Marshalling yard is a noun.
What is the plural of marshalling yard?
The plural of marshalling yard is marshalling yards.

Words near marshalling yard in the dictionary

  1. marshalless
  2. marshallesses
  3. Marshallian
  4. marshalling
  5. marshalling together
  6. marshalling yard
  7. marshalling yards
  8. marshallings
  9. marshalls
  10. Marshalltown
  11. Marshally

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