goods yard
nounBritish.
a railway freight yard.
Origin of goods yard
1First recorded in 1890–95
Words Nearby goods yard
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How to use goods yard in a sentence
We pass a railway goods yard where plundered flour is being carried away in sacks.
The New Germany | George YoungMost of them, when before the Committee, find excuses, like the boy who was caught with others stealing in a railway goods yard.
From Workhouse to Westminster | George HawBut they had, by this time, arrived at the railway station, and the detachment was halted in the goods-yard just outside.
Under the Chilian Flag | Harry CollingwoodFor the unloading of railway trucks in a crowded goods-yard it is undoubtedly applicable.
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