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单词 semaphore signal
释义

semaphore signal

English

Some semaphore signals at Worcester Shrub Hill station, England, in 2007.

Noun

semaphore signal (plural semaphore signals)

  1. Any signal sent by semaphore.
  2. (rail transport) A railway signal with a moving arm mounted on a signal post or gantry, the position of the arm indicating whether a train should stop or proceed; they are now largely replaced by colour light signals.
    • 2019 October, “February completion for Wherry lines resignalling”, in Modern Railways, page 22:
      The phased programme will run from 1 to 23 February, with semaphore signals replaced with modern colour lights.

References

railway semaphore signal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

  • semaphore signal” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.
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