English Explanatory Dictionary

shunting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of shunt
noun
  1. The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them.
  2. The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.
  3. Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage.

Word forms

shunting shuntings

Derived words

shunting engine shunting neck shunting signal shunting-yard algorithm
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