Definition of "stockyard" [stockyard]

• A large enclosed yard, usually with pens or stables, in which livestock, such as cattle or pigs, are temporarily kept until slaughtered, sold, or shipped elsewhere. (noun)

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• "Rio said that the spending would pay for a two-berth wharf at Cape Lambert port, a new stockyard, six new heavy train units and other equipment."
• "The sound of the ongoing party was like a logging camp next to a stockyard beside a slaughterhouse."
• "Reuters A Maruti Suzuki stockyard on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad Aug. 1, 2011."