shunter
IPA: ʃˈʌntɝ
noun
- (rail transport, Britain) A railway locomotive used for shunting; a switcher.
- (rail transport, Britain) A person who carries out shunting operations.
- (finance, UK, historical) One who shunts (carries on arbitrage between London and provincial stock exchanges).
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Examples of "shunter" in Sentences
- The DH7000 was primarily used as a shunter.
- SM42 is the name for a Polish diesel shunter.
- Formed the backbone of the SNCB shunter fleet.
- This locomotive was only operated as a shunter.
- It was mainly used as a shunter in Burg station.
- Switcher or shunter locomotives help the composing.
- As a result, the station still houses a diesel shunter.
- At Figgjo, there is a railway car and a shunter on display.
- Forklift Trucks and a single railway shunter deal with logistics.
- After the War it was used as a shunter at Bricklayers' Arms until 1951.
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