switch engine

• Заменить или сменить двигатель транспортного средства, механизма или системы, часто используется буквально в механике или образно в вычислительной технике для обозначения замены основного обрабатывающего компонента.

To change or replace the engine of a vehicle, machine, or system, often used literally in mechanics or figuratively in computing to refer to changing a core processing component.

1. Railroad locomotiveC1formalamerican

   A small locomotive used for moving railroad cars within a rail yard, rather than for long-distance hauling.

   Маневровый локомотив

   • The switch engine moved the freight cars to the loading dock.
   • A diesel switch engine was idling on the tracks.
   • The yardmaster directed the switch engine to assemble the train.