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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