Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In railroading, a special yard for receiving, classifying, and forwarding freight-cars; a division or junction yard, as opposed to a freight, storage, way-station, or terminal yard.
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Examples
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The chapel stands behind the drill-yard at the back.
Chelsea The Fascination of London Walter Besant 1868
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They ain't no hurry, so long's they get out 'fore we're drawn round to the drill-yard. "
The Damnation of Theron Ware Harold Frederic 1877
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