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Noun: switch engine  swich en-jun
  1. A locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railway yard
    - donkey engine

Derived forms: switch engines

Type of: engine, loco [informal], locomotive, locomotive engine, railroad locomotive [N. Amer], railway locomotive [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Switch engine