shunting
noun
- act of moving or diverting
Wiktionary
noun
- The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them.
- The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.
“Nine-car 800109 hit LNER 43300 Craigentinny during late-night shunting.”
- Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage.
verb
- present participle and gerund of shunt