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Shunt (Verb)

Transfer to another track, of trains.

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The train will be shunted to a side track to allow the express to pass.
Due to an electrical fault, the train was shunted onto a different platform.
The locomotive was shunted into the maintenance yard for repairs.
The controller decided to shunt the local train to a secondary track to allow a freight train to pass.
The engineer skillfully shunted the train onto the correct track just before reaching the station.

Provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt.

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The electrician installed a shunt to divert excess power from the solar panels to the battery bank.
To prevent overheating, the high-voltage system was designed to shunt excess energy to a heat sink.
The engineer placed a shunt across the circuit to bypass the faulty component and restore functionality.
The power grid uses a shunt to redirect excess energy generated by the wind turbines during off-peak hours.
To measure the current in the circuit, a small shunt was added to create a path for the excess power to flow through a meter.