shipping yard
Maritime freight depot
A shipping yard is a large outdoor area where goods, vehicles, or materials are stored, organized, and loaded for transport.
The term applies to facilities handling freight containers, automobiles awaiting distribution, or bulk materials: Rows of new cars filled the shipping yard.
Distinguished from a shipyard, which builds or repairs vessels.
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- loading dockRaised platform for freight
- cargoTransported goods
- cargo holdVessel's storage area
- containersObjects for holding things
cranes · heavy machinery · freight · ocean freight · harbor · vessels · loading · unloading · pallets · forklifts · warehouses · berth · maritime · longshoremen · crates · terminal · port · port authority
shipping yardmarina
Recreational vessel harbor
yacht club · private dock · sailing club · boat slip · boat launch
shipping yardwilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
nature preserve · residential neighborhood · parkland · undeveloped land · greenfield
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