shunt
noun
/ʃant/
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/ʃənt/
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/ʃʌnt/
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- (electricity) A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.
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derivazione,
derivatore
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- (surgery) A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.
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cortocircuito,
deviazione
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shunt
verb
/ʃant/
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/ʃənt/
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/ʃʌnt/
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- (transitive) To divert to a less important place, position, or state.
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shuntare
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- (transitive, rail transport) To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.
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smistare
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shunting
noun
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- The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.
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deviatoio
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