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shunting

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of shunt

noun shuntings

  1. countable, uncountable The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them.
  2. countable, uncountable The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks. Nine-car 800109 hit LNER 43300 Craigentinny during late-night shunting.
  3. UK, countable, uncountable Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage.

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noun the manipulation of railway rolling stock

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עבריתעיתוק it'uk

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@misc{shunting_2026,
  title = {shunting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shunting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}