signalwomann.

Brit.

/ˈsɪɡnlˌwʊmən/, U.S.

/ˈsɪɡnəlˌwʊmən/

Inflections: Plural signalwomen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: signal n., woman n.

Etymology: < signal n. + woman n., after signalman n.

A woman employed to make or operate signals, esp. on a railway.

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1852 Bell's Life in London 15 Feb. 6/4 Were such rules strictly observed, we should find many of the lovely patronesses of aquatic sports apt signal women.

1871 Fair France ii. 66 Female officials, down to signalwomen and pointswomen, who at country stations stood, flag in hand, solemnly attentive to duty.

1914 Times 14 Feb. 7/4 We slipped away in the train, past..poor signal-women holding out green flags to show that the way was clear.

1973 Times Educ. Suppl. 28 Sept. 61/3 Friends of hers have come back..as fully fledged signalwomen.

2001 B. Morse Moment in Hist. x. 83 (caption) Joan Goddard was the first signalwoman to be appointed in Glamorgan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	signalwoman
释义	signalwomann. Brit. /ˈsɪɡnlˌwʊmən/, U.S. /ˈsɪɡnəlˌwʊmən/ Inflections: Plural signalwomen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: signal n., woman n. Etymology: < signal n. + woman n., after signalman n. A woman employed to make or operate signals, esp. on a railway. ΚΠ 1852 Bell's Life in London 15 Feb. 6/4 Were such rules strictly observed, we should find many of the lovely patronesses of aquatic sports apt signal women. 1871 Fair France ii. 66 Female officials, down to signalwomen and pointswomen, who at country stations stood, flag in hand, solemnly attentive to duty. 1914 Times 14 Feb. 7/4 We slipped away in the train, past..poor signal-women holding out green flags to show that the way was clear. 1973 Times Educ. Suppl. 28 Sept. 61/3 Friends of hers have come back..as fully fledged signalwomen. 2001 B. Morse Moment in Hist. x. 83 (caption) Joan Goddard was the first signalwoman to be appointed in Glamorgan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1852
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