shunting engine en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK) A locomotive that carries out shunting duties.
Seven shunting engines are employed in Euston sidings and are responsible for the transfer trips.
1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shunting engines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |