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1) эл. распределительное устройство2) трансформаторная подстанция (электростанции)3) ж.-д. маневровый парк
Англо-русский словарь технических терминов. 2005.
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switch|yard — «SWIHCH YAHRD», noun. a railroad yard where cars are switched from one track to another and put together to make trains; sorting yard … Useful english dictionary
switch-yard doctrine — The doctrine that there can be no implied license to the public to use the track of a railroad company within the limits of its switch yard … Black's law dictionary
switch|er — «SWIHCH uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that switches. 2. U.S. a railroad engine used for switching cars and making up trains in a railroad yard: »The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ordered 25…road switchers (Wall Street Journal). 3. a… … Useful english dictionary
switch|man — «SWIHCH muhn», noun, plural men. 1. a man in charge of one or more railroad switches, as at a junction or siding. 2. a man who helps with the shifting of cars and makeup of trains, as at a sorting yard or freight terminal … Useful english dictionary
yard — {{11}}yard (n.1) ground around a house, O.E. geard enclosure, garden, court, house, yard, from P.Gmc. *garda (Cf. O.N. garðr enclosure, garden, yard; O.Fris. garda, Du. gaard, O.H.G. garto, Ger. Garten garden; Goth. gards house … Etymology dictionary
switch engine — A locomotive used only for switching and purposes incidental to the maintenance and operation of a railroad yard. The distinction between a road engine and a switch engine, as they are known in railroading, is this: The road engine has a pilot in … Ballentine's law dictionary
yard — I [[t]yɑrd[/t]] n. 1) wam a) a unit of linear measure in English speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches (0.9144 meter) b) a cubic yard: a yard of topsoil[/ex] 2) naut. navig. a long spar, supported more or less at its center, to which… … From formal English to slang
switch engine — noun a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard • Syn: ↑donkey engine • Hypernyms: ↑locomotive, ↑engine, ↑locomotive engine, ↑railway locomotive * * * noun : a railroad engine usually of the total adhesio … Useful english dictionary
switch engine — Railroads. a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a yard. Also called switcher, switching locomotive. [1865 70, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
yard engine — Same as switch engine … Ballentine's law dictionary
yard conductor — noun : a railroad employee who directs a switch engine crew in accordance with the yardmaster s instructions … Useful english dictionary
