vehicle parking/repair yard; station track group; transport company management unit
Meanings
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vehicle yard; lot for parking, maintenance, and repair
neutralRefers to a dedicated open or covered area for vehicles, common for buses, trucks, taxis, or private cars.
The bus yard is full of vehicles waiting for inspection and repair.
He drove the car into the temporary parking lot in the residential compound.
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This vehicle yard offers 24-hour car wash service.
noun
track group (in a railway station)
technicalA technical railway term for a set of tracks grouped by function (e.g., arrival, departure, storage).
The train entered the marshalling yard to be re-organized.
The arrival and departure yard of this station is located east of the platform.
noun
management unit for road transport or public transit company
technicalRefers to an operational and administrative department within a transportation company, often managing a fleet of vehicles and drivers.
After graduating from university, he was assigned to work at the First Bus Depot of the public transport company.
The transport company has several depots responsible for freight in different regions.