Looking for the meaning of the word SHUNT in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of SHUNT with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Shunt
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (in the sense ‘move suddenly aside’): perhaps from shun
ʃʌnt
push or pull (a train or part of a train) from the main line to a siding or from one line of rails to another
Short Definition:push or pull train or part of train from main line to siding or from one line of rails to another
Examples:- their train had been shunted into a siding
provide (an electrical current) with a conductor joining two points of a circuit, through which more or less of the current may be diverted
Short Definition:provide electrical current with conductor joining two points of circuit
Examples:- these components are designed to shunt electrical surges away from microcircuits
Word: Shunt
Speech Type: Noun
ʃʌnt
an act of pushing or shoving something
Short Definition:act of pushing or shoving something
Examples:- the engine turnround was helped by a gravity shunt
- the car would turn into a fireball when hit by even quite gentle shunts
an electrical conductor joining two points of a circuit, through which more or less of a current may be diverted.
Short Definition:electrical conductor joining two points of circuit
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