轉轍器 — meaning in English

English meaning

• shunt verb To move something (often a train) onto a different track or path.
• switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.

Senses

轉轍器 is used for these senses in English:

• shunt (rail transport) A switch on a railway used to move a train from one track to another.
• shunting The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.
• switch (rail transport, US, Philippines) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.

shunt — full definition

1. verb To move something (often a train) onto a different track or path.
2. verb To divert something to a less important place or role.
3. noun A device or connection that provides an alternative path, such as for electric current or in the body.
4. noun A minor traffic collision.

switch — full definition

1. noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.
2. noun A change or exchange from one thing to another.
3. verb To change from one thing, state, or place to another.
4. noun A device that connects multiple devices on a computer network, directing data between them.

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