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Explore Switchyard through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Switchyard | Switchyards

Switchyard meaning

  1. Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
  2. Synonym of substation.

Using Switchyard

  • The main meaning on this page is: Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled. | Synonym of substation.
  • In the example corpus, switchyard often appears in combinations such as: the switchyard.

Context around Switchyard

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pond 1× particle 1×

Sentence patterns with Switchyard

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

from the switchyard and immediately 1× s particle switchyard in that 1× soldiers pond switchyard can be 1× to the switchyard to investigate 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all or portions 1× completed in 1999 1× it was gathered 1×

Common sentence endings:

from december 2019 1× of the transformer 1× to 120 gev 1×

Words around Switchyard

Just before it in the word index:

switchovers 2 switchover 27 switchman 2 switching 1.243 switchgear 7 switches 711

Just after it in the word index:

switchyards 2 switek 3 swithin 4 swithun 5 switlyk 2 switzer 44

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Switchyard

  • In this selection, "switchyard" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pond and particle stand out and add context to how "switchyard" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include from the switchyard and immediately and s particle switchyard in that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "switchyard" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with switchyard

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

All or portions of the three synchronous condensers at the Soldiers Pond switchyard can be seen in this Nalcor photo from December 2019. (23 words)

Completed in 1999, it has become Fermilab's "particle switchyard" in that it can route protons to any of the experiments installed along the beam lines after accelerating them to 120 GeV. (32 words)

It was gathered that the operator on duty heard a heavy bang from the switchyard and immediately moved to the switchyard to investigate the sound and found fire under the cooling fans/fins of the transformer. (36 words)

Longer example sentences

It was gathered that the operator on duty heard a heavy bang from the switchyard and immediately moved to the switchyard to investigate the sound and found fire under the cooling fans/fins of the transformer. (36 words)

Completed in 1999, it has become Fermilab's "particle switchyard" in that it can route protons to any of the experiments installed along the beam lines after accelerating them to 120 GeV. (32 words)

All or portions of the three synchronous condensers at the Soldiers Pond switchyard can be seen in this Nalcor photo from December 2019. (23 words)

Example sentences (3)

It was gathered that the operator on duty heard a heavy bang from the switchyard and immediately moved to the switchyard to investigate the sound and found fire under the cooling fans/fins of the transformer.

All or portions of the three synchronous condensers at the Soldiers Pond switchyard can be seen in this Nalcor photo from December 2019.

Completed in 1999, it has become Fermilab's "particle switchyard" in that it can route protons to any of the experiments installed along the beam lines after accelerating them to 120 GeV.

Common combinations with switchyard

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "switchyard" in a sentence?
An example: "It was gathered that the operator on duty heard a heavy bang from the switchyard and immediately moved to the switchyard to investigate the sound and found fire under the cooling fans/fins of the transformer." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "switchyard" from authentic English texts.
What does "switchyard" mean?
Switchyard means: Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
How many example sentences with "switchyard" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "switchyard", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.