"switchyard" meaning in All languages combined

See switchyard on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: switchyards [plural], switching yard [alternative]
Etymology: From switch + yard. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|switch|yard}} switch + yard Head templates: {{en-noun}} switchyard (plural switchyards)
  1. (rail transport) Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
    Sense id: en-switchyard-en-noun-y4oHODD8 Categories (other): Rail transportation, Pages with 1 entry, Rail transportation Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 96 4 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  2. (electricity) Synonym of substation Synonyms: substation [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-switchyard-en-noun-ijzc9eUB Categories (other): Electricity, English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: switcher, yard jockey

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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