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switchyards

switchyards is the plural of switchyard.

Meaning of switchyard

Noun

switchyard (plural switchyards)

  1. Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
  2. Synonym of substation.
    Synonyms:
    substation

Questions about switchyards

What is switchyards the plural of?
Switchyards is the plural of switchyard.

Words near switchyards in the dictionary

  1. switcht
  2. switchtender
  3. switchtenders
  4. switchy
  5. switchyard
  6. switchyards
  7. swith
  8. swither
  9. swithered
  10. swithering
  11. swithers

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