| 单词 | signal box |
| 释义 | > as lemmassignal box signal box n. a place from which signals are made and received, spec. a building beside a railway track from which signals, points, and other equipment are controlled. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > types of signal system > signal-box signal box1822 signal cabin1861 switch-tower1897 tower1900 1822 Proc. Gen. Court Martial Commodore James Barron 77 He then stood on the signal box and hailed the Leopard, (who was then firing on us) saying ‘he would send his boat on board’. 1850 in Rep. Commissioners Railways XXX. (1851) App. No. 65. 104 The train..came into collision at the crossing opposite to signal-box No. 4, with an engine belonging to the South Eastern Railway Company. 1884 Encycl. Brit. XX. 238/2 Distant signals..worked by wire communication from the signal box, were, it is believed, first introduced..in 1846. 1923 W. G. Chapman 10.30 Limited x. 79 The home signal is the second signal reached and is usually near a signal box. 2008 Irish Times (Nexis) 29 Mar. (Mag.) 6 The old engine sheds, the water towers and the signal boxes are all fast disappearing now. < as lemmas |
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