locoshed

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noun

Clipped compound of locomotive shed.

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Meanings

nounlocoshed (plural locosheds)

plural locosheds · alternative loco shed

  1. rail transportClipped compound of locomotive shed.

    Grosmont is the locomotive headquarters of the Railway with the main locoshed and shops of 1973 vintage.

    1979 August, Michael Harris, “A line for all reasons: the North Yorkshire Moors Railway”, in Railway World, page 412

Origin

From loco + shed.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

locoshed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locoshed

MLA

“locoshed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locoshed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “locoshed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/locoshed.

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