Meaning of marshalling yard | Babel Free
Definitions
A railway yard where trains are assembled from individual carriages or goods wagons.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Rangierbahnhof
Suomi
järjestelyratapiha
Français
gare de triage
日本語
操車場
한국어
조차장
Nederlands
rangeerterrein
Examples
“In passing we must glance at marshalling yards. Of course, until the unit of the country's trade is a train-load and not something less than a wagon-load, marshalling yards will continue to be a necessary evil.”
“Five marshalling yards in the vicinity—Pontypool Road, Rogerstone, Alexandra Dock Junction, East Usk Junction and Severn Tunnel Junction—remarshal much of this traffic into full train loads to destination.”
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.