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goods yard — noun Britain : a yard where goods wagons are received, classified, and dispatched in trains * * * Brit. a railway freight yard. [1890 95] * * * goods yard, British. a freight yard … Useful english dictionary
goods yard — /ˈgʊdz jad/ (say goodz yahd) noun a railway yard where goods are delivered and collected; freight terminal …
Monmouth Troy Goods Yard — was a large goods yard near Monmouth Troy railway station in Monmouth, Wales. It was opened in 1857 by the Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway at the same time as the station. As other railways forged their way to Monmouth Troy the… … Wikipedia
Withymoor Goods Yard — was a railway goods terminal situated in Netherton, West Midlands. It opened in 1879 at the termination of a branch line which connected it with the newly opened Bumble Hole Line.The goods yard closed in 1964, as a result of the Beeching Axe,… … Wikipedia
yard goods — noun merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard • Syn: ↑piece goods • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑merchandise, ↑ware, ↑product * * * … Useful english dictionary
Goods shed — A goods shed is a railway building designed for storing goods before or after carriage in a train.A typical goods shed will have a track running through it to allow goods wagons to be unloaded under cover, although sometimes they were built… … Wikipedia
goods — n. 1) capital; consumer; dry (esp. AE), soft (esp. BE); durable; manufactured; yard goods 2) (misc.) to have the goods on (colloq.) ( to have evidence against ); one s worldly goods * * * [gʊdz] consumer durable manufactured one s worldly goods… … Combinatory dictionary
yard — I. /jad / (say yahd) noun 1. a common unit of linear measure in the imperial system equal to 3 ft or 36 in., defined as 0.9144 metres. 2. Nautical a long cylindrical spar with a taper towards each end, slung crosswise to a mast and suspending a… …
yard goods — pl.n. textiles made in standard widths, usually sold by the yard * * * … Universalium
yard goods — pl.n. textiles made in standard widths, usually sold by the yard … English World dictionary
