shunting

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of shunt

plural shuntings

1. countableuncountableThe connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them.
2. countableuncountableThe manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.

   Nine-car 800109 hit LNER 43300 Craigentinny during late-night shunting.

   2020 May 20, “Fleet News: Collision-damaged '800' at Wolverton”, in Rail, page 25

3. UKcountableuncountablebusinessArbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage.