Synonyms for "shunting" (87 found)

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Closest matches (18)

advanceavertbear offbowlbuntbuttbypasscarry awaycarry offcart awaychangedeflectdelocalizedevicedislodgedisplacedivert

Noun(1 words)

bypass

Strong matches (26)

draw asidedrivedriving forceease offedge offelectrical parts and devicesfly offforwardgeegeneratorglanceglance offgo offhawhead offimpeljiblay asidemake way formanhandle

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motive powermovemove asidepartspedal

Noun(1 words)

electrical shunt

Related words (43)

polepropelpropellingpropulsionpushpush asideput asiderelayrelocateremoverollrowsendset asidesheer offshiftshoveshove asideshovingshuttle

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shyshy offsidesidestepsidetracksidlesteer clear ofstep asidesweepsweep alongswitchtake awaythrusttransfertreadletrolltrundleturn asideturn awayturn backveerveer off

Verb(1 words)

shove

Related word relations

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4 relation types

derived

3 entries

shunting engineshunting neckshunting-yard algorithm

form of

1 entries

shunt

has context

2 entries

financeuk

related to

15 entries

arbitragecomponentconnectioncurrentdividedelectricalexchangeforeignmanipulationmarketnecessityparallelrailwayrolling stockshunt

Translations

4 translations across 4 languages.

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Czech

1 entries

• posun noun (the manipulation of railway rolling stock)

Finnish

1 entries

• vaihtotyö noun (the manipulation of railway rolling stock)

French

1 entries

• aiguillage noun (the manipulation of railway rolling stock)

Hebrew

1 entries

• עיתוק noun (the manipulation of railway rolling stock)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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Nine-car 800109 hit LNER 43300 Craigentinny during late-night shunting.

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