Meaning & use
marshalling yard
A large railway yard where freight trains are assembled, sorted, and prepared for their onward journeys.
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Dozens of freight cars sat overnight in the marshalling yard waiting to be sorted.
Workers at the marshalling yard coupled the wagons into the correct order for each route.
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British English favors 'marshalling yard'; American English generally uses the term 'classification yard' for the same facility.
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