switch engine

• Substituir ou trocar o motor de um veículo, mecanismo ou sistema, usado frequentemente no sentido literal em mecânica ou figurativamente em computação para indicar a troca do principal componente de processamento.

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.

   Locomotiva manobreira

   • 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.