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SHUNTER

Dictionary entry overview: What does shunter mean?

• SHUNTER (noun)
The noun SHUNTER has 1 sense:

1. a small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips

Familiarity information: SHUNTER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SHUNTER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shunter" is a kind of...):

engine; locomotive; locomotive engine; railway locomotive (a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks)

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