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smistamento

sorting; distribution

noun zmee-stah-MEN-toh Rare

Also means

marshalling yard

Usage Note

Smistamento is used in logistics, postal services, and rail transport: centro di smistamento (sorting centre), scalo di smistamento (marshalling/shunting yard). It derives from smistare (to sort, to distribute). The plural is smistamenti, though it is often used in the singular as an uncountable concept.

Examples

"Il pacco è fermo al centro di smistamento."

Natural Translation

The parcel is stuck at the sorting centre.

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