shunter

• Petite locomotive utilisée pour manœuvrer des wagons de chemin de fer dans une gare ou un dépôt, et non pour les longs trajets.

A noun referring to a small locomotive used for moving railway cars around within a yard or depot, rather than for making long trips.

1. Railway vehicleB2formalbritish

   A small locomotive used for moving railroad cars within a yard or station, not for long-distance trips.

   Locotracteur de manœuvre

   • The shunter moved the empty carriages to the sidings.
   • A diesel shunter was used to assemble the overnight train.
   • The yard foreman signaled to the shunter driver.

   Synonymesswitcher