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Switch engine   /swɪtʃ ˈɛndʒən/   Listen
Switch engine

noun
1.
A locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard.  Synonym: donkey engine.





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"Switch engine" Quotes from Famous Books



... he was patting and talking to the horse, car number 1160 received a heavy bump from a string of empties, that had just been sent flying down the track on which it stood, by a switch engine. Juniper was very nearly flung off his feet, and was greatly frightened. Before Rod could quiet him, there came another bump from the opposite direction, followed by a jerk. Then the car began to move, while Juniper, quivering in every limb, snorted with terror. Now came a period ...
— Cab and Caboose - The Story of a Railroad Boy • Kirk Munroe
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Words linked to "Switch engine" :   engine, railway locomotive, locomotive engine, locomotive


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