switch engine
switch engine · switch engines
A switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shuntingA switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shunting.
Meaning
2 sensesA switcher or shunter: a railroad locomotive used for shunting.
a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard
A particular methuselah in Conway's Game of Life that temporarily exhibits glide reflection symmetry while leaving debris behind, allowing for the construction of spaceships, puffers, and rakes.
Forms
plural: switch engines| Singular | switch engine |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard:donkey engine