Shunter (Noun)
Meaning
A small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The shunter in the freight yard moved cars between tracks with ease.
- A shunter is often used in rail yards to rearrange cars for loading and unloading.
- At the train depot, the shunter was busy switching out cars on the various sidings.
- The small diesel shunter pushed a string of cars towards the main line.
- In the locomotive maintenance facility, the electric shunter was being serviced for the day's operations.