caryard
nounUK /ˈkɑː.jɑːd/
US /ˈkɑːr.jɑːrd/
A place where train cars are kept and sorted.
The old caryard was full of rusty freight cars waiting to be repaired.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. An area where railway cars are stored, loaded, or unloaded.
Trucks lined up at the caryard to unload their goods onto the waiting wagons.
3. A place where train cars are cleaned and maintained.
Workers at the caryard washed and inspected each car before it went back into service.
4. A staging area for railcars before they are coupled into a train.
The caryard was busy as crews assembled the long freight train car by car.