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Vocabulary Entry
shunter
|noun • verb
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noun
A shunter is a person or machine that moves railway cars from one track to another.
Example Sentences
"The shunter carefully positioned the train cars for the arrival of the passenger service."
"During the night shift, the shunter made sure all freight cars were sorted properly."
"The railway yard was busy with shunters moving cars to their designated tracks."
V
verb
To shunt means to move goods or vehicles from one track or place to another.
Example Sentences
"They need to shunt the delivery trucks to the loading dock."
"The crew worked quickly to shunt the damaged trains to the repair facility."
"He was trained to shunt rail cars efficiently in the busy yard."