# backshunt

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A section of railway track which gives access to a siding (or another section of railway line) only by reversing direction; also a train movement which uses such track.

## Etymology
From back + shunt.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/backshunt