railway yard

collocation in English

meaningsofrailwayandyard

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railway
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreɪl.weɪ/us
/ˈreɪl.weɪ/
the metal tracks on which ...
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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 ofrailwayandyardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Arailwayyardlies to the north of the site.
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Near my own constituency there is arailwayyardmaster's office which measures 12½ ft.
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Because of the change in the environment, it is now adjacent to an oldrailwayyardwhich has not been used for many years.
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On the surface, men are not up against the forces of nature as they are underground, any more than they are in a factory or arailwayyard.
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The project, costing £788,000 in all, involves the development of 1·75 acres of formerrailwayyardto provide four business warehouse units, with landscaping and car parking facilities.
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An area of some 100 acres, part of which is now a derelictrailwayyard, and which has—to put it mildly—seen better times, is now being redeveloped.
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The building was located on the west end of therailwayyard.
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Due to increased traffic, additional tracks were built on the west side of therailwayyard.
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Today the village consists of a former hotel, a cluster of houses and arailwayyard.
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Therailwayyardincluded a goods shed, trucking yards, and turntable.
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After it leaves, the rebels close in and take control of the outer wall and gate beside therailwayyard.
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Trams start inside therailwayyardat the tram depot, which is linked to the main railway.
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This station is mostly visited by rail fans for rail fanning since it has a bigrailwayyard.
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Separated by a widerailwayyard, it is connected to the inner city by three bridges.
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The building was constructed on an abandonedrailwayyard, and is intended as a model of brownfield renewal.
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Most of therailwayyardclosed by the mid 1980s, and the tracks and buildings were removed.
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The local railway station also had a locomotive depot andrailwayyard.
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South of the junction there is a double-trackrailwayyard, of which only one track is used.
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It is located just south of the historical city centre, separated from it by a broadrailwayyardand connected by three bridges.
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Today this is visible by the largerailwayyard, since the station building was situated in the middle.
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