"hump yard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hump yards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hump yard (plural hump yards)
  1. (rail transport) a classification yard or marshalling yard which has a hump over which trains are shunted, the vehicles then running on their own by gravity into various sidings. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-hump_yard-en-noun-mTj-wKjS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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