switch engine

Noun
Synonyms: switch enginedonkey engine

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yardSynonyms: switch enginedonkey engine
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Switching \Switch"ing\, a. & n. from Switch, v. [1913 Webster]

Switching engine, a locomotive for switching cars from one track to another, and making up trains; -- called also switch engine. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]

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