shunting

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of shunt

noun

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

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

3. (UK, countable, uncountable)Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage.