英和和英

名詞

shunting (countable and uncountable, plural shuntings)

1. The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them.
2. The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.
   • 2020 May 20, “Fleet News: Collision-damaged '800' at Wolverton”, in Rail, page 25:

     Nine-car 800109 hit LNER 43300 Craigentinny during late-night shunting.

3. (UK, finance) Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage.

派生語

• shunting engine
• shunting neck
• shunting signal
• shunting-yard algorithm

アナグラム

• Huntings, Sunnight, huntings