Meaning of hump yard | Babel Free
Definitions
a classification yard or marshalling yard which has a hump over which trains are shunted, the vehicles then running on their own by gravity into various sidings.
Examples
“New works in hand at and near Basle include a mechanised hump yard at Muttenz for outwards international freight to relieve Basle Wolf yard, which has been handling such traffic, [...].”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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