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/sig"nl meuhn/, n., pl. signalmen.a person whose occupation or duty is signaling, as on a railroad or in the army.[1730-40; SIGNAL + -MAN]
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Signalman — Sig nal*man, n.; pl. { men}. A man whose business is to manage or display signals; especially, one employed in setting the signals by which railroad trains are run or warned. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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signalman — UK [ˈsɪɡn(ə)lmən] / US [ˈsɪɡnəlmən] noun [countable] Word forms signalman : singular signalman plural signalmen UK [ˈsɪɡn(ə)lmən] / US [ˈsɪɡnəlmən] 1) someone whose job is to control railway signals 2) a member of the army or navy whose job is to … English dictionary
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signalman — [[t]sɪ̱gnəlmæn[/t]] signalmen N COUNT A signalman is a person whose job is to control the signals on a particular section of a railway … English dictionary
Signalman (rank) — Signalman is a military rank similar to that of Private (rank), but is used within units that specialize in communication. See Signaller for more about the roles of Signalmen.United States UseU.S. NavyIn the U.S. Navy, signalman (usually… … Wikipedia
Signalman (comics) — Superherobox caption = Signalman from Detective Comics vol. 1 #466, artist Ernie Chan character name = Signalman publisher =DC Comics debut = Batman vol. 1 #112, (December 1957) creators = Bill Finger (writer) Sheldon Moldoff (artist) real name… … Wikipedia
Signalman (rail) — A signalman or signaller is an employee of a railway transport network who operates the points and signals from a signal box in order to control the movement of trains. History The first signalmen, originally police officers (leading to the… … Wikipedia
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