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Definition of Shunter
1. Noun. A small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips.
Definition of Shunter
1. n. A person employed to shunt cars from one track to another.
Definition of Shunter
1. Noun. (context: rail transport British) A railway locomotive used for shunting; a switcher ¹
2. Noun. (context: rail transport British) A person who carries out shunting operations ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shunter
1. one that shunts [n -S] - See also: shunts
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shunter
Literary usage of Shunter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"... off her master hale, Тат о shunter. ¡S. Milter brought up the artillery ranks,
The Election Ballads, I 7. Su dawning day has brought relief S. The noble ..."
2. Railway Engineer (1905)
"Meanwhile shunter Flood joined the light engine, and he knew how it was customary
to deal with the engine. He gave driver Skinner instructions to run up to ..."
3. Between the Lights: And Other Verses by Will Lawson (1906)
"... shunter The engine-bars are splashed and starr'd— They've killed a shunter in
the yard. " He never seen how he was struck, And he died sudden," someone ..."
4. Sessional Papers (1902)
"The shunter then gave me a hand lamp Bignal to move forward. ... On this occasion
I was urged by my shunter to go a little further on, and I did so. ..."
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