Shunt in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishTo move railway vehicles between tracks to arrange them or position them for handling.

Definition in Japanese編成を組んだり作業場所に配置したりするために、鉄道車両を別の線路へ動かす。

Example sentences

• あの空(から)の貨車(かしゃ)、別(べつ)の線路(せんろ)に入(い)れ換(か)えられる？🔊

  Can we shunt those empty wagons onto another track?

• 積(つ)み込(こ)みが始(はじ)まる前(まえ)に、係員(かかりいん)が壊(こわ)れた貨車(かしゃ)を邪魔(じゃま)にならない線路(せんろ)に入(い)れ換(か)えたんだ。🔊

  They shunted the damaged wagon out of the way before loading began.

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