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Noun: shunter  shun-tu(r)
Usage: Brit
  1. A small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips
    "The shunter efficiently rearranged the freight cars in the rail yard"

Derived forms: shunters

Type of: engine, loco [informal], locomotive, locomotive engine, railroad locomotive [N. Amer], railway locomotive [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Shunter