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shunting engine

shunting engine noun: a locomotive that carries out shunting duties.

Noun

shunting engine (plural shunting engines)

  1. (UK) A locomotive that carries out shunting duties.
    • Seven shunting engines are employed in Euston sidings and are responsible for the transfer trips.1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99
    Synonyms:
    shunter, switcher

Synonyms of shunting engine

Forms of shunting engine

pluralshunting engines

Questions about shunting engine

What does shunting engine mean?
Shunting engine means a locomotive that carries out shunting duties.
What part of speech is shunting engine?
Shunting engine is a noun.
What is the plural of shunting engine?
The plural of shunting engine is shunting engines.

Words near shunting engine in the dictionary

  1. Shuntak
  2. shunted
  3. shunter
  4. shunters
  5. shunting
  6. shunting engine
  7. shunting engines
  8. shunting neck
  9. shunting necks
  10. shunting signal
  11. shunting signals

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