"goods yard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: goods yards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} goods yard (plural goods yards)
  1. An area associated with a railway station where freight is loaded and unloaded. Wikipedia link: goods station Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: freight yard Translations (Translations): godsbane [common-gender] (Danish), godsbanegård [common-gender] (Danish)

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