Definition of pointsman in English:

pointsman

nounPlural pointsmen ˈpɔɪntsmən

British

A person in charge of railway points.
Example sentencesExamples
- More than 800 railway shunters, signal operators and pointsmen from 10 stations across Sri Lanka struck for 24 hours on May 26 to demand a salary increase.
- On inquiry it turned out that the investigation had sought to beam in on the man ‘directly responsible’; the fellow manning the level crossing, say, or the pointsman.
- Railway shunters, pointsmen, signalmen and yardmasters began an indefinite strike at midnight on August 5, demanding the immediate settlement of salary anomalies.

单词	pointsman
释义	Definition of pointsman in English: pointsman nounPlural pointsmen ˈpɔɪntsmən British A person in charge of railway points. Example sentencesExamples More than 800 railway shunters, signal operators and pointsmen from 10 stations across Sri Lanka struck for 24 hours on May 26 to demand a salary increase. On inquiry it turned out that the investigation had sought to beam in on the man ‘directly responsible’; the fellow manning the level crossing, say, or the pointsman. Railway shunters, pointsmen, signalmen and yardmasters began an indefinite strike at midnight on August 5, demanding the immediate settlement of salary anomalies.
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