switching yard

A form of switchyard — Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.

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Meanings

nounswitching yard (plural switching yards)

plural switching yards

  1. alternativeAlternative form of switchyard.
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APA

switching yard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switching%20yard

MLA

“switching yard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switching%20yard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “switching yard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switching%20yard.

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