train shunt

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• shunt´er — shunt «shuhnt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to switch (a train) from one track to another: »The car was uncoupled from the rest of the train and shunted into a siding (London Times). SYNONYM(S): deflection. b) to switch (anything) to another route or …   Useful english dictionary

• Shunt — may refer to:* Shunt (medical), a hole or passage allowing fluid to move from one part of the body to another * Shunt (electrical), a device allowing electrical current to pass around a point in a circuit * Shunt (railway operations), the process …   Wikipedia

• shunt — [shunt] vt., vi. [ME schunten < ? or akin to SHUN] 1. to move or turn to one side; turn aside or out of the way 2. to shift or switch, as a train, car, etc. from one track to another 3. Elec. to divert or be diverted by a shunt: said of a… …   English World dictionary

• shunt — ► VERB 1) slowly push or pull (a railway vehicle or vehicles) so as to make up or remove from a train. 2) push or shove. 3) direct or divert to a less important place or position. ► NOUN 1) an act of shunting. 2) Brit. informal a motor accident,… …   English terms dictionary

• train — I n. row of connected railroad cars 1) to drive a train 2) to shunt trains (onto different tracks) 3) to board, get on; catch; get off; miss; take a train (we took a train to the city) 4) to change trains (we ll have to change trains in Chicago)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• shunt — v. (d; tr.) to shunt onto, to (to shunt a train onto a siding) * * * [ʃʌnt] to (to shunt a train onto a siding) (d; tr.) to shunt onto …   Combinatory dictionary

• shunt — /ʃʌnt / (say shunt) verb (t) 1. to move or turn aside or out of the way. 2. to sidetrack; get rid of. 3. Electricity to divert (a part of a current) by connecting a circuit element in parallel with another; to place on or furnish with a shunt. 4 …  

• shunt — I UK [ʃʌnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms shunt : present tense I/you/we/they shunt he/she/it shunts present participle shunting past tense shunted past participle shunted to move someone or something to a different place or position,… …   English dictionary

• shunt — shunt1 [ʃʌnt] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Perhaps from shun] 1.) to move someone or something to another place, especially in a way that seems unfair shunt sb off/around/aside etc ▪ Smith was shunted off to one of the company s smaller… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shunt — shunt1 [ ʃʌnt ] verb transitive to move someone or something to a different place or position, especially to avoid dealing with them: We can t just shunt patients off to other hospitals. The children are constantly shunted around to various… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• shunt — 1 verb (T) 1 to move a train or railway carriage onto a different track 2 to move someone or something to another place, especially in a way that seems unfair: shunt sb off/around/aside etc: Smith was shunted off to one of the company s smaller… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English