railyard

Other forms: railyards

Definitions of railyard
  1. noun
    an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
    synonyms: railway yard, yard
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    types:
    marshalling yard
    a railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are loaded
    type of:
    parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract
    an extended area of land
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