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yard jockey

yard jockey noun: a yardman who switches locomotives and rolling stock in a switchyard, or a truck driver who analogously switches tractors and semi-trailers at a truckyard or depot.

Noun

yard jockey (plural yard jockeys)

  1. (trucking) A yardman who switches locomotives and rolling stock in a switchyard, or a truck driver who analogously switches tractors and semi-trailers at a truckyard or depot.
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Synonyms of yard jockey

Forms of yard jockey

pluralyard jockeys

Questions about yard jockey

What does yard jockey mean?
Yard jockey means a yardman who switches locomotives and rolling stock in a switchyard, or a truck driver who analogously switches tractors and semi-trailers at a truckyard or depot.
What part of speech is yard jockey?
Yard jockey is a noun.
What is the plural of yard jockey?
The plural of yard jockey is yard jockeys.

Words near yard jockey in the dictionary

  1. yard fowls
  2. yard globe
  3. yard goat
  4. yard goats
  5. yard goods
  6. yard jockey
  7. yard jockeys
  8. yard light
  9. yard lights
  10. yard of ale
  11. yard of clay

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