switchyard
English
noun
Definitions
- Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
Etymology
Compound from English switch + English yard (rod, stick, enclosure, enclosed area, space, an enclosure, unit of length equal to 3 feet, staff, beam, enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, area).
Origin
English
yard
Gloss
rod, stick, enclosure, enclosed area, space, an enclosure, unit of length equal to 3 feet, staff, beam, enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, area
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Appleyard English
- autoswitch English
- backyard English
- ballyard English
- balmyard English
- barnyard English
- baroswitch English
- beeyard English
- boatyard English
- boneyard English
- brickyard English
- chickenyard English
- chipyard English
- chookyard English
- churchyard English
- clothyard English
- coachyard English
- coalyard English
- courtyard English
- cowyard English
- dipswitch English
- dockyard English
- dooryard English
- dumpyard English
- dungyard English
- farmyard English
- feedyard English
- foldyard English
- footswitch English
- foreyard English
- fowlyard English
- freightyard English
- gaolyard English
- graveyard English
- headyard English
- henyard English
- hookswitch English
- hopyard English
- innyard English
- jailyard English
- junkyard English
- kailyard English
- keyswitch English
- kineyerd English
- kirkyard English
- lichyard English
- limeyard English
- lumberyard English
- mainyard English
- meteyard English
- microswitch English
- miniyard English
- mooseyard English
- mosque yard English
- nanoswitch English
- niggeryard English
- nonswitch English
- outyard English
- panyard English
- phosphoswitch English
- photoswitch English
- pineyard English
- railyard English
- riboswitch English
- rickyard English
- sailyard English
- saleyard English
- schoolyard English
- scrapyard English
- shipyard English
- sideyard English
- stableyard English
- stackyard English
- steelyard English
- stockyard English
- subswitch English
- swineyard English
- switch English
- switchability English
- switchable English
- switchback English
- switchblade English
- switchboard English
- switchbox English
- switcher English
- switcheroo English
- switchfoot English
- switchgear English
- switchgirl English
- switchgrass English
- switchhook English
- switchless English
- switchlike English
- switchman English
- switchmode English
- switchology English
- switchout English
- switchover English
- switchplate English
- switchport English
- switchroom English
- switchy English
- tanyard English
- thermoswitch English
- trainyard English
- truckyard English
- vineyard English
- vinyard English
- woodyard English
- yard English
- yard-sale English
- yardage English
- yardarm English
- yardbird English
- yarder English
- yardfowl English
- yardful English
- yardgoat English
- yardgrass English
- yardhorse English
- yardless English
- yardlike English
- yardman English
- yardmaster English
- yardperson English
- yardsale English
- yardsnap English
- yardstick English
- yardwand English
- yardwork English
- switchen German
- switch French
- jarda Portuguese
- yerd Middle English
- ياردة Arabic
- iarda Catalan, Valencian
- sviss Icelandic
- สวิตช์ Thai
- yarda Cebuano
- switsh Welsh
- swijch Middle Dutch
- swichar Ido
- jaart Afrikaans
- souitchi Norman
- swichi Swahili
- yadi Swahili
- 스위치 Korean
- 야드 Korean
- iyadi Zulu
- yad Volapük
- swis Tok Pisin
- Yard Jamaican Creole
- yard Jamaican Creole
- suichi Yaqui
- yard
- yarder
- switch
- switchy
- cowyard
- innyard
- yardman
- outyard
- vinyard
- hopyard
- yardful
- tanyard
- panyard
- henyard
- yardage
- yardarm
- beeyard
- mainyard
- foreyard
- kineyerd
- yardsale
- yardlike
- farmyard
- kirkyard
- backyard
- limeyard
- yardsnap
- kailyard
- sailyard
- fowlyard
- feedyard
- yardfowl
- vineyard
- railyard
- yardwork
- ballyard
- yardwand
- yardless
- jailyard
- switcher
- pineyard
- chipyard
- dumpyard
- woodyard
- meteyard
- foldyard
- rickyard
- dockyard
- miniyard
- yardbird
- dooryard
- junkyard
- balmyard
- dungyard
- shipyard
- sideyard
- saleyard
- coalyard
- yardgoat
- lichyard
- headyard
- gaolyard
- boatyard
- boneyard
- barnyard
- keyswitch
- graveyard
- stackyard
- switchman
- clothyard
- chookyard
- yardhorse
- stockyard
- nonswitch
- truckyard
- yardgrass
- subswitch
- swineyard
- coachyard
- yard-sale
- scrapyard
- Appleyard
- dipswitch
- yardstick
- trainyard
- switchout
- mooseyard
- brickyard
- steelyard
- switchbox
- courtyard
- switchmode
- lumberyard
- switchhook
- riboswitch
- churchyard
- switchport
- baroswitch
- switchback
- switchover
- nanoswitch
- switchgirl
- schoolyard
- niggeryard
- switchable
- switchfoot
- autoswitch
- yardperson
- switchroom
- switchlike
- stableyard
- hookswitch
- switcheroo
- switchless
- switchgear
- footswitch
- yardmaster
- switchblade
- freightyard
- switchgrass
- photoswitch
- switchplate
- switchology
- switchboard
- microswitch
- chickenyard
- mosque yard
- thermoswitch
- switchability
- phosphoswitch