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marshalling yards

marshalling yards is the plural 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

Questions about marshalling yards

What is marshalling yards the plural of?
Marshalling yards is the plural of marshalling yard.

Words near marshalling yards in the dictionary

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

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