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Definition of Switchyards
1. switchyard [n] - See also: switchyard
Lexicographical Neighbors of Switchyards
Literary usage of Switchyards
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1905)
"A yardmaster, In charge of switchyards of a railroad, who is subordinate to a
general yardmaster, who Is in turn subordinate to a trainmaster, ..."
2. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1890)
"5, Penn Twp., June 30, 1933 (GM 727) ; CB & Q. switchyards, Fairfield, July 11,
... T. & G. Ballast in the CRI & P. switchyards, just north of switch tower, ..."
3. Transactions (1905)
"switchyards are no difficulty if properly treated. The Valtellina line mentioned
in Mr. Waterman's paper has switchyards as complicated or more complicated ..."
4. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1914)
"The complaint set forth in substance that plaintiffs intestate, being in the
employ of defendant's lessee, and enlaced at the Selma switchyards in the ..."
5. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"The plaintiff was walking on the east side of the freight train toward the
switchyards on the grounds of the railroad company, intending to continue his ..."
6. Papers and Proceedings by American Sociological Society Meeting, American Sociological Association (1907)
"... of overwork by everybody, reaching its extreme in the twelve-hour shift for
seven days in the week in the steel mills and the railway switchyards. II. ..."
7. Papers and Proceedings by American Sociological Society Meeting, American Sociological Association (1909)
"... of overwork by everybody, reaching its extreme in the twelve-hour shift for
seven days in the week in the steel mills and the railway switchyards. II. ..."
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