shunt(noun) implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
(noun) a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
(noun) a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus shunt"
(verb) transfer to another track, of trains
(verb) provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
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