receiving yard
Incoming cargo area
A receiving yard is a designated area where incoming materials, goods, or livestock are unloaded and processed.
In shipping and logistics, it's where trucks deliver freight before items move to storage or production: The shipment sat in the receiving yard awaiting inspection.
Railroads use the term for tracks where arriving trains are sorted.
In ranching, a receiving yard holds cattle newly arrived at a feedlot.
- catchSeize or snag
- backfieldPlayers behind linemen
- first downRenewed offensive possession
- tight endVersatile gridiron pass-catcher
- passMove beyond or decline
leap · ball carrier · gain · endzone · open field · route · tackle for loss · down and distance · hands · turf · offensive line · arms · sprint · cut · reach · stretch · throw · grip
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