stockyard

• Ein eingezäunter Hof oder Gebäude, in dem Nutztiere wie Rinder, Schweine, Pferde oder Schafe vorübergehend gehalten werden, oft vor dem Verkauf, Transport oder der Schlachtung.

An enclosed yard or facility where livestock such as cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are temporarily kept, often before sale, transport, or slaughter.

1. Livestock enclosureB2formal

   A fenced area or yard where farm animals such as cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are temporarily held before being sold, transported, or slaughtered.

   Viehplatz

   • The rancher drove the cattle into the stockyard for the auction.
   • Trucks lined up at the stockyard to load the pigs.
   • The stockyard was crowded with sheep waiting to be sorted.

   Synonymecattle pencorralfeedlotholding penpenpound