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Meaning of "engine shed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ENGINE SHED

engine shed  [ˈɛndʒɪn ʃɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENGINE SHED

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Engine shed is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ENGINE SHED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

engine shed

Motive power depot

Motive power depot, usually abbreviated to MPD, is a name given to places where locomotives are stored when not being used, and also repaired and maintained. They were originally known as "running sheds", "engine sheds", or, for short, just sheds. Facilities are provided for refuelling and replenishing water, lubricating oil and grease and, for steam engines, disposal of the ash. There are often workshops for day to day repairs and maintenance, although locomotive building and major overhauls are usually carried out in the locomotive works. MPDs in Britain are now often known as traction maintenance depots.

Definition of engine shed in the English dictionary

The definition of engine shed in the dictionary is the large shed in which trains are kept when not in service.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENGINE SHED


airshed
ˈɛəʃɛd
bloodshed
ˈblʌdˌʃɛd
cowshed
ˈkaʊʃɛd
foodshed
ˈfuːdˌʃɛd
Holinshed
ˈhɒlɪnʃɛd
Meshed
mɛˈʃɛd
milkshed
ˈmɪlkˌʃɛd
shed
ʃɛd
snowshed
ˈsnəʊˌʃɛd
unshed
ʌnˈʃɛd
watershed
ˈwɔːtəˌʃɛd
woodshed
ˈwʊdˌʃɛd
woolshed
ˈwʊlˌʃɛd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENGINE SHED

engine
engine block
engine driver
engine failure
engine house
engine pod
engine room
engine trouble
engine unit
engineer
engineer officer
engineer´s chain
engineering
engineering consultant
engineering factory
engineering industries
engineering works
enginer
engineries
enginery

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENGINE SHED

accomplished
bicycle shed
bike shed
brushed
cattle shed
customs shed
cycle shed
distinguished
established
finished
furnished
in the shed
locomotive shed
milking shed
polished
potting shed
pushed
shearing shed
tool shed
unfinished

Synonyms and antonyms of engine shed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «engine shed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENGINE SHED

Find out the translation of engine shed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of engine shed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «engine shed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

发动机棚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

depósito de locomotoras
570 millions of speakers

English

engine shed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इंजन शेड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سقيفة المحرك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

двигатель сарай
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

galpão motor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইঞ্জিন শ্যাড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abri de moteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bangsal enjin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lokschuppen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エンジン小屋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

엔진 창고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mesin ngeculake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà kho công cụ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இயந்திரம் கொட்டகை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इंजिन शेड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Motor yatağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

capannone motore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szopa silnika
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

двигун сарай
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vărsat motor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπόστεγο μηχανής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

enjin skuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lokstall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lokstallen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of engine shed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENGINE SHED»

The term «engine shed» is regularly used and occupies the 93.038 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENGINE SHED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about engine shed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENGINE SHED»

Discover the use of engine shed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to engine shed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Thomas' Engine Shed: The Classic Library
Presents the original adventures of Thomas the tank engine and his friends.
W. Awdry, 2007
2
Era of Steam Engines
Engine-shed. In the 1950s in the early mornings Monday to Friday in the Fremantle locomotive shed there would be up to 10 steam engines being prepared over the rakeout-pits at any one time. There were 4 railway lines running through the ...
David Hunt, 2010
3
The Law Times Reports: Containing All the Cases Argued and ...
In the ordinary course of things, the engine would have gone along the siding until it had passed the points of the siding leading to the engine shed, when it would have been reversed and backed over them into that shed ; but at the moment ...
4
Ipswich Engine Shed
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Nethanel Willy, 2011
5
Votes & Proceedings
At Penrith— Roof erected over 'l'angye pumping-engine. New bathroom erected. Temporary coal stage erected. Urinals altered and new verandah fixed. New lamps erected on gate-posts. New lamps erected in engine-shed. \Vater-filter fixed.
New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council, 1881
6
Crossing the Divide: A History of Alpha and Jericho Districts
The engine shed remained inadequate. Only after 1945, when the need for reorganisation of the depot became apparent, was a review carried out through the Office of the General Manager of the Central District based in Rockhampton.
Janice Cooper, 2013
7
Amazing & Extraordinary Railway Facts
Find. Your. Local. Shed. Code! Individual. locomotives have always been assigned to a specific engine shed. This was their home, where they always returned after their spell of duty. Here they were cleaned and maintained and quite often ...
Julian Holland, 2010
8
Conserving the Railway Heritage
The most important such survivor must be the former London & Birmingham Railway roundhouse at Camden, which was built in 1846 and is the oldest surviving railway locomotive engine shed in the country, if not the world. It closed in 1860, ...
Peter Burman, Michael Stratton, 2014
9
Haunted Hostelries of Shropshire
The stories centre around the old engine shed onthe Spring Village sideof the station. At varioustimes, but especially in theearly hoursofthe morning, afigure has beenseen or just heardwalking along theplatform insidethe engine shed.
Andrew Homer, 2013
10
Cleanup of Chemical and Explosive Munitions: Location, ...
Location, Identification and Environmental Remediation Richard Albright. l Fire Cage l Wire House l Shack No. 1 l Shack No. 2 l Shack No. 3 l Shack No. 4 l Volatile Inflammable Building l Munitions Plant l Chemical Engine Shed No.
Richard Albright, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENGINE SHED»

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How to build Engine Shed 2 as a home for high-tech high-growth …
However you add it up, the Engine Shed has been a runaway success. The business centre housed within Brunel's original Temple Meads ... «South West Business, Jul 15»
2
University of Northampton releases designs of student …
The proposed designs aim to draw upon the industrial heritage of the site including the existing Grade Two listed Engine Shed to the south of ... «Northampton Chronicle & Echo, Jul 15»
3
Smart parcel delivery and collection box company Pelipod moves to …
The firm is joining SETsquared, based at the Engine Shed, one of the most successful business incubation organisations in the world. Founder ... «South West Business, Jul 15»
4
Go ahead for new larger station buildings at Southall and West Ealing
The steps down to the engine shed are where the trainspotters all sat, and got in the way of the shed staff going on duty and carrying their ... «Rail.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Lincolnshire Media Education Awards shortlists announced
The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Wednesday, July 15, at the Engine Shed on the University of Lincoln's Brayford campus. «Lincolnshire Echo, Jul 15»
6
Judges named for Lincolnshire Media Education Awards
The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Wednesday, July 15, at the Engine Shed on the University of Lincoln's Brayford campus. «Sleaford Target, Jul 15»
7
West Somerset Railway Plc saviours restore hope with new shed
Rail enthusiasts who play a crucial role in historic restoration hope to build a new engine shed for West Somerset Railway to stop the operator ... «Western Daily Press, Jun 15»
8
LOOK: Bangor's British Railways steam days remembered
By the 1950s there were an extensive goods yard, a five-road engine shed (on the site of the steel mill), a turntable, three-road goods shed, two ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jun 15»
9
At the heart of Silicon Gorge: Venturefest Bristol & Bath 2015
... than 1,200 people on June 9 at one of the city's startup-oriented coworking spaces, Engine Shed, and the neighbouring Passenger Shed. «Ars Technica UK, Jun 15»
10
Lincs: Engine Shed date in December for Madchester legends The …
Legends of the Madchester scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s, The Happy Mondays are live at The Engine Shed in Lincoln in December. «Worksop Today, Jun 15»

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