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switchyard

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Etymology

From switch + yard.

Noun

switchyard (plural switchyards)

  1. (rail transport) Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
    Hypernym: railyard
  2. (electricity) Synonym of substation.

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