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classification yard
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classification yard [‚klas·ə·fə′kā·shən ‚yärd]
(civil engineering)
A railroad yard for separating trains according to car destination.


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We have also included copies of plans and leases, photographs of former collieries and an aerial photograph of the massive Haunchwood Brick and Tile factory, showing its many chimneystacks, buildings, railway lines and shunting yards.
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