noun / verb
shunt
SHUNT/ʃʌnt/
A diversion along an alternative path.
The pusher shunts the carton sideways onto the perpendicular conveyor spur.
Etymology
Shunten described a sudden movement aside or backward. This became causing something to turn aside or move out of the way, notably moving railway cars from a main line onto a sidetrack.
In context
the body as much as possible will try to shunt as much blood as possible to the brain and the heart
More examples
- Workers shunt traffic onto a side street during repairs.
- The crew shunted the freight cars onto a siding.
- A shunt diverts some current around the meter.
Forms
shunt · shunts · shunted · shunting
Similar words
- divert
- Broadly means turning something away from its original course.
- bypass
- Emphasizes going around something rather than passing through it.
- reroute
- Emphasizes assigning a different route, especially for traffic or deliveries.