HyperDic: switch_engine

English > 1 sense of the expression switch engine:
NOUNartifactswitch engine, donkey enginea locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard
English > switch engine: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard.
Synonymdonkey engine
Broaderlocomotive, engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotiveA wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

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