stockyards

CEFRB2

/stˈɑˌkjɑrdz/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Places where farm animals are kept before sale or transport.

Examples

  • A stockyard is a large yard with pens where livestock is kept.

  • The city has a large and busy set of stockyards near the port.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
1
Parts of speech
1

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In context

  • Trucks delivered the cattle to the city stockyards for processing.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The cattle were kept in the large blank before being loaded onto trains.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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