switchyard

noun — 2 senses

switchyard

noun

Etymology From switch + yard.

1

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

2

Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Synonym of substation.

Related terms
switcher, yard jockey

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