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PRONUNCIATION OF SHUNTING YARD

shunting yard  [ˈʃʌntɪŋ jɑːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHUNTING YARD

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conjunction
determiner
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Shunting yard 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 SHUNTING YARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shunting yard in the English dictionary

The definition of shunting yard in the dictionary is a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHUNTING YARD


backyard
ˌbæˈkjɑːd
barnyard
ˈbɑːnˌjɑːd
boatyard
ˈbəʊtjɑːd
boneyard
ˈbəʊnˌjɑːd
brickyard
ˈbrɪkˌjɑːd
churchyard
ˈtʃɜːtʃˌjɑːd
courtyard
ˈkɔːtˌjɑːd
dockyard
ˈdɒkˌjɑːd
farmyard
ˈfɑːmˌjɑːd
graveyard
ˈɡreɪvˌjɑːd
junkyard
ˈdʒʌŋkˌjɑːd
lumberyard
ˈlʌmbəˌjɑːd
Montagnard
ˌmɒntənˈjɑːd
noyade
nwɑːˈjɑːd
Riyadh
rɪˈjɑːd
schoolyard
ˈskuːljɑːd
scrapyard
ˈskræpjɑːd
shipyard
ˈʃɪpˌjɑːd
tanyard
ˈtænˌjɑːd
yard
jɑːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHUNTING YARD

shun
shunamitism
shunless
shunnable
shunned
shunner
shunning
shunpike
shunpiker
shunt
shunt-wound
shunter
shunting
shunting operation
shura
shuriken
shush
Shushan
shusher
shut

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHUNTING YARD

back yard
Bayard
coal yard
exercise yard
freight yard
goods yard
in one´s own back yard
knacker´s yard
lanyard
Layard
main yard
marshalling yard
naval dockyard
navy yard
prison yard
railway yard
refit yard
switch yard
timber yard
vineyard

Synonyms and antonyms of shunting yard in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «shunting yard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHUNTING YARD

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

Translator English - Chinese

调度场
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

patio de maniobras
570 millions of speakers

English

shunting yard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

shunting यार्ड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يحول ساحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сортировочная станция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pátio de manobras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিংগ ইয়ার্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gare de triage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Halaman shunting
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rangierbahnhof
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

操車場
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전철 야드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shunting yard
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

shunting sân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திசை திருப்புவது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Shunting यार्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şantiye
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Scalo di smistamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

manewrowych stoczni
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сортувальна станція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

curte de manevră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελιγμών αυλή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rangeermogelijkheden werf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rangerbangård
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skifting tunet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shunting yard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHUNTING YARD»

The term «shunting yard» is used very little and occupies the 157.303 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHUNTING YARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shunting yard

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHUNTING YARD»

Discover the use of shunting yard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shunting yard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Transport Developments and Innovations in an Evolving World
In Section 12.2, the layout and operations of the shunting yard and the hub- terminal are described. The research approach and data set applied are discussed in Section 12.3. Section 12.4 contains the results of the qualitative performance ...
Michel Beuthe, 2004
2
Hub Exchange Operations in Intermodal Hub-and-spoke ...
Detour round track Sorting / Departure yard Shunting hill Figure 3-6: General layout of a hump shunting yard with joint sorting and departure yard Source: Modified from Terminet, 2000. 3.4.3 Flat shunting yard infrastructure and resources This ...
Yvonne Margaretha Bontekoning, 2006
3
Bulletin of the International Railway Congress Association
The new shunting yard at Mannheim. Fig. 1, p. 1177. [Zutung del Vereins.} On May 1 of this year, the whole of the new shunting yard at Mannheim was thrown open to traffic ; on October 1 of last year, the greater part of the shunting operations ...
International Railway Congress Association, 1907
4
Compiler Construction
The shunting-yard algorithm is a method for parsing mathematical equations specified in infix notation. It can be used to produce output in Reverse Polish notation (RPN) or as an abstract syntax tree (AST). The algorithm was invented by ...
By Wikipedians
5
Monthly Bulletin: (English edition)
[ 6156 .212.3 ] THE NEW WUSTERMARK SHUNTING YARD, By Fr. Figs. 1 and 2 , pp. 515 and 516. [ZMxtng da Vereins deulsclier Eiseiibahnreriraltungen.) On 1 May the new Wuslermark shunting yard was opened to traffic, and thus one phase ...
International Railway Congress Association, 1910
6
Information Representation and Manipulation Using Pascal
... science and application. In some machines (e. g. KDF 9 and B 5000) a special stack is provided in the hardware. The following model (fig. 5. 1) of a stack was suggested by E. W. Dijkstra and is usually known as 'Dijkstra's shunting yard'.
E. S. Page, L. B. Wilson, 1983
7
Mathematics – Key Technology for the Future: Joint Projects ...
arrives at the shunting yard. Then the parking process starts and the units enter the tracks of the shunting yard. Here, incoming units have to be parked in such a way that at departure the parked units can leave the shunting yard in a structured  ...
Willi Jäger, Hans-Joachim Krebs, 2008
8
Planning in Intelligent Systems: Aspects, Motivations, and ...
In order to map out these object types, we will first look at the typical pattern of a train instantiation at a shunting yard. Starting from this pattern we will then make abstractions into the various object types. At a certain point in time, a train enters  ...
Wout van Wezel, R. J. Jorna, Alexander M. Meystel, 2006
9
Introduction to Programming Concepts with Case Studies in Python
3.4 Railroad shunting-yard -A/*^B^CD-E--FGHK And the postfix would be: ABCD ^^EFG-H--*K/- The postfix notation is algorithmically very easy to evaluate and convert to from the infix notation. Phase 1: Dijkstra's Shunting-Yard Algorithm The  ...
Göktürk Üçoluk, Sinan Kalkan, 2012
10
Bulletin of the International Railway Congress Association
The importance of this question is shown in the table given below, according to which the cost of constructing the shunting yard at Kalk-Nord was 16,430,000 marks (£821,500), and that at Cologne-Nippes even 23,400,000 marks (£ 1,170,000).
International Railway Congress Association, 1914

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHUNTING YARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shunting yard is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Don River Railway runs on greased-up volunteers and time-worn steel
A quick head count reveals a dozen, maybe 15 volunteers in the shed and shunting yard on this day. Retired train drivers move the trains around while a ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»
2
Hamilton plans another shot at developing CN's waterfront land
It also wouldn't discuss whether it planned to extend its lease with Genesee and Wyoming, a regional rail company that will manage the shunting yard until at ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
3
Tanzania to spend $14 bln on railways, eyes regional hub status
Freight trains are seen at the railroad shunting yard Hamburg-Maschen DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania plans to spend $14.2 billion to construct a new ... «Naija247news, Mar 15»
4
Railroad suggests a bridge on 95th Avenue to allow rail yard
... to ask about closing 95th Avenue so the railroad could build a what's called multi-track classification yard, otherwise known as a marshaling or shunting yard. «Chippewa Herald, Mar 15»
5
Urgent opportunity on the waterfront
Today, the 22-track shunting yard still blocks public use of 24-plus hectares of harbour land between Bay Street and Dundurn Castle. That means train cars full ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jan 15»
6
Train jumps track in Gwalior station, temple collapses under impact
BHOPAL: A temple adjacent to the Gwalior railway station collapsed after a train jumped tracks at the shunting yard and rammed a tree which wrecked the shrine ... «Times of India, Jan 15»
7
Rlys has tough time lifting derailed coaches
The railway accident relief team had a tough time in clearing three derailed coaches lying at the end point of the shunting yard line of the station. Yesterday, 14 ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Dec 14»
8
14 runaway coaches derailed
A major tragedy was averted at the Chandigarh railway station when 14 extra coaches, lined up at the shunting yard, moved for about one and a half kilometres ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Dec 14»
9
Brisbane railway yard electrocution: 26yo trespasser dies after …
Police said two men, aged 26 and 19, entered a rail shunting yard at ... On Sunday, police renewed warnings about the dangers of trespassing into railway yards ... «ABC Online, Nov 14»
10
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's food journal
Asked canteen staff to watch as sub-divisional engineer threw bondas at me one by one and I hit them over the tracks into the shunting yard. Have made a ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Sep 14»

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