SWITCH ENGINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does switch engine mean? 

• SWITCH ENGINE (noun)
  The noun SWITCH ENGINE has 1 sense:

1. a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard

  Familiarity information: SWITCH ENGINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWITCH ENGINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

donkey engine; switch engine

Hypernyms ("switch engine" is a kind of...):

engine; locomotive; locomotive engine; railway locomotive (a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks)