- shunt track
- shunt track VERK Rangiergleis n, Verschiebegleis n
English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction. 2013.
shunt track
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Shunt — Shunt, n. [Cf. D. schuinte slant, slope, declivity. See {Shunt}, v. t.] 1. (Railroad) A turning off to a side or short track, that the principal track may be left free. [1913 Webster] 2. (Elec.) A conducting circuit joining two points in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shunt dynamo — Shunt Shunt, n. [Cf. D. schuinte slant, slope, declivity. See {Shunt}, v. t.] 1. (Railroad) A turning off to a side or short track, that the principal track may be left free. [1913 Webster] 2. (Elec.) A conducting circuit joining two points in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shunt gun — Shunt Shunt, n. [Cf. D. schuinte slant, slope, declivity. See {Shunt}, v. t.] 1. (Railroad) A turning off to a side or short track, that the principal track may be left free. [1913 Webster] 2. (Elec.) A conducting circuit joining two points in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shunt´er — shunt «shuhnt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to switch (a train) from one track to another: »The car was uncoupled from the rest of the train and shunted into a siding (London Times). SYNONYM(S): deflection. b) to switch (anything) to another route or … Useful english dictionary
Shunt — Shunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shunting}.] [Prov. E., to move from, to put off, fr. OE. shunten, schunten, schounten; cf. D. schuinte a slant, slope, Icel. skunda to hasten. Cf. {Shun}.] 1. To shun; to move from. [Obs. or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shunt — [shunt] vt., vi. [ME schunten < ? or akin to SHUN] 1. to move or turn to one side; turn aside or out of the way 2. to shift or switch, as a train, car, etc. from one track to another 3. Elec. to divert or be diverted by a shunt: said of a… … English World dictionary
Track circuit — A track circuit is a simple electrical device used to detect the presence or absence of a train on rail tracks, used to inform signallers and control relevant signals. Principles and operation The basic principle behind the track circuit lies in… … Wikipedia
shunt — shunter, n. /shunt/, v.t. 1. to shove or turn (someone or something) aside or out of the way. 2. to sidetrack; get rid of. 3. Elect. a. to divert (a part of a current) by connecting a circuit element in parallel with another. b. to place or… … Universalium
shunt — /ʃʌnt / (say shunt) verb (t) 1. to move or turn aside or out of the way. 2. to sidetrack; get rid of. 3. Electricity to divert (a part of a current) by connecting a circuit element in parallel with another; to place on or furnish with a shunt. 4 …
shunt — I UK [ʃʌnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms shunt : present tense I/you/we/they shunt he/she/it shunts present participle shunting past tense shunted past participle shunted to move someone or something to a different place or position,… … English dictionary
shunt — shunt1 [ʃʌnt] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Perhaps from shun] 1.) to move someone or something to another place, especially in a way that seems unfair shunt sb off/around/aside etc ▪ Smith was shunted off to one of the company s smaller… … Dictionary of contemporary English
