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shunt
verb(shunt)
to turn off to one side : shift
shunt
verb(shunt)
to switch (a railroad car, a train, etc.) from one track to another
shunt
verb(shunt)
to provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
shunt
noun(shunt)
a means or mechanism for turning or thrusting aside: such as
shunt
noun(shunt)
a railroad switch
shunt
noun(shunt)
a conductor joining two points in an electrical circuit so as to form a parallel or alternative path through which a portion of the current may pass (as for regulating the amount passing in the main circuit)

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