rail yard

See also: railyard

English

Alternative forms

• railyard

Etymology

From rail +‎ yard.

Noun

rail yard (plural rail yards)

1. A complex of branching railway lines and other infrastructure in which locomotives and rolling stock are stored and rearranged.

   Hyponym: switchyard

Translations

complex of railway lines for storing, repairing and rearranging rolling stock

• Finnish: ratapiha (fi)
• Swedish: bangård (sv) c