shunter
(noun) a small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shunter (plural shunters)
(rail transport, British) A railway locomotive used for shunting; a switcher.
(rail transport, British) A person who carries out shunting operations.
• (locomotive): switcher (US), shunting engine (UK)
• hunters, nurseth
Source: Wiktionary
Shunt"er, n. (Railroad)
Definition: A person employed to shunt cars from one track to another.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
