"car shed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: car sheds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} car shed (plural car sheds)
  1. (rail transport) A large building provided for the housing and maintenance of passenger cars or carriages (or coupled trains thereof). Categories (topical): Rail transportation Related terms: car barn, train shed
    Sense id: en-car_shed-en-noun-t8~zjmUX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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