switchyard

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noun

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

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substation
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Meanings

nounswitchyard (plural switchyards)

plural switchyards · alternative switching yard

  1. rail transportPart of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
  2. businessSynonym of substation.

    Synonyms: substation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of substation.

Similar
substation

Origin

From switch + yard.

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Cite this entry
APA

switchyard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switchyard

MLA

“switchyard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switchyard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “switchyard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/switchyard.

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