freight yard

collocation in English

meaningsoffreightandyard

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freight
noun[U]
uk
/freɪt/us
/freɪt/
goods, but not passengers, that are carried from one place to another, by ship, aircraft, train, or truck, or the system of transporting ...
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yard
noun[C]
uk
/jɑːd/us
/jɑːrd/
a unit of measurement equal to three feet or approximately ...
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(Definition offreightandyardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffreight yard

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First of all, thefreightyardtracks will have to be removed.
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I would have thought that thefreightyardoption problem was one of the simplest to solve.
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A coal mine or a railfreightyardis worth what purchasers, be they trade buyers or shareholders, are prepared to pay.
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Much of the formerfreightyardis now occupied by parking, and the site of carriage shed and yard by the bus depot.
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This station retains its original station building (built in 1879-80),freightyardand loading bank, though freight is no longer accepted.
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The station was much more important at the end of the 19th century, retaining a workingfreightyarduntil as late as the 1980s.
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South of the passenger railway station there is afreightyard, which was formerly important for express freight.
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Other tracks in thefreightyardand sidings are no longer needed and have been dismantled or are no longer used.
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It consists of a passenger station and afreightyardabout a kilometre to the north.
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At this time thefreightyardwas located just to the north on the eastern side of the line.
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Agriculture has remained important in the local economy though afreightyardoperated between 1954 and 1968.
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In the north-eastern part of the station there is afreightyard, which used to be a major yard.
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The excavated material was used to raise the marshalling yard and thefreightyardto a higher level.
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Afreightyardwith a roundhouse and a turntable was built south of the passenger station.
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A smallfreightyardexisted on the east bound side of the tracks, which is now occupied by a racket club.
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It was the largestfreightyardin the world from 1956 until 1980.
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East of the platforms is afreightyardwith another 12 tracks.
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The station in the town built in 1883 became afreightyardand was later closed.
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The west wing of the station building, thefreightyard, the locomotive depot and the railway tracks were damaged severely.
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The station also had afreightyardnearby.
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