fog signaln.

Brit.

/ˈfɒɡ ˌsɪɡnl/, U.S.

/ˈfɔɡ ˌsɪɡnəl/,

/ˈfɑɡ ˌsɪɡnəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fog n.², signal n.

Etymology: < fog n.² + signal n.

1. A foghorn or other device used in foggy conditions either to warn shipping of danger or as a means of communication; a signal, typically a loud, penetrating noise, produced by such a device.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > buoys, marks, or lighthouses > [noun] > fog warning devices

fog signal1759

foghorn1819

gas gun1874

diaphone1906

1759 A. Holmes in Naval Chron. 24 (1810) 123 Came to an anchor with the fog signal on English Bank.

1781 J. Rickman Jrnl. Capt. Cook's Last Voy. Pacific 32 The fogs came on so thick that..fog-signals were appointed, and repeated every half-hour.

1821 National Advocate (N.Y.) 31 Jan. A vessel.., of sufficient size to ride at anchor a given distance without the Bar, at all seasons of the year, so situated with lights and fog signals, that a vessel could hardly miss her when running for the Hook.

1850 Congr. Globe 14 Sept. 1815/3 A bill to establish certain light-houses, fog-signals, beacons, and buoys on the coast of the State of California.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 312 Fog-signals, the naval code established by guns to keep a fleet together, to tack, wear, and perform sundry evolutions. Also, certain sounds made in fogs as warnings to other vessels.

1929 Jrnl. Mammalogy 10 11 Of late years there have not been as many sea-lions in the vicinity of the station as there were ten years ago, possibly owing to the installation of our siren fog signal.

1968 San Jacinto (Texas) News-Times 30 May (Lake Livingston Progress Suppl.) 15/4 The fog signal for a boat traveling alone consists of a long blast, repeated at one minute intervals.

2004 Atlantic Boating Almanac: Gulf of Mexico V. viii. 317 Southwest Pass Entrance Light... A racon and a fog signal are at the light.

2. Railways. A small explosive device used to signal for a train driver to slow or stop, which is placed on the rails in foggy weather, or as an emergency measure, so as to be set off by the train as it passes; = fog detonator n. at fog n.² Compounds 3, torpedo n. 3d.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > detonator used as fog signal

fog signal1844

fog detonator1848

torpedo1877

fog1883

1844 E. Cowper in Railway Chron. 8 June 175/3 I observe in your first number..a question from ‘A Young Engineer’, respecting the fog signal invented by my son.

1844 Illustr. London News 14 Dec. 374/1 In foggy weather both day and night signals are given; but in addition, when accident or any sudden emergency requires, ‘Cowper's Fog Signal’ is used.

1931 ‘Ex-Private X’ Someone in Room 244 Long before it [sc. the train] exploded the fog-signal outside Pirriedown it was obvious that there would be no hunting that day.

1982 Irish Times 6 May 13/7 The explosive devices—railway fog signals—could prove fatal if activated in an enclosed area.

2014 Lurgan (County Armagh) Mail (Nexis) 25 Aug. A fog signal has been stolen from the railway track near Lurgan Police Station.

Compounds

fog signalman n. now chiefly historical a man employed to signal to trains in foggy conditions by means of lights or flags, or by placing fog signals (see sense 2) on the tracks; cf. fogger n.³ 1, fog man n. at fog n.² Compounds 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > railway worker > [noun] > signalman > with fog signals

fog man1851

fog signalman1857

fogger1881

1857 Rules & Regulations Officers & Men Whitehaven Junction 73 They must, upon the order of any Clerk in charge of a Station,..act as Fog Signalmen.

1947 Times 1 Dec. 6/3 A new system of automatic train control will be introduced to-day on the L.M.S. Southend line, and fog signalmen will be dispensed with.

2011 Indian Express (Nexis) 23 Nov. The Railways have further directed that fog signalmen would not be deployed.

Derivatives

ˈfog-signalling n. now historical the action or practice of signalling in foggy conditions on the railways or at sea.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > operation of railways > setting of fog signals

fog-signalling1856

fogging1870

1856 Rep. Superintendent Coast Survey App. 181 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (34th Congr., 1st Sess.: Senate Executive Doc. 22) XVII The plan of fog signalling, superior to whistles or bells, and now in practice at Monterey, would doubtless be of service here.

1889 G. Findlay Working & Managem. Eng. Railway 164 A system of what is called ‘fog-signalling’ has been devised.

1940 Chester (Pa.) Times 4 Nov. 2/6 The international law which requires all ships to carry bells for time keeping and fog signalling.

2014 A. Dow Railway x. 249/2 Platelayers also provided the necessary numbers for fog signalling.

ˈfog-signaller n. now historical a person responsible for signalling to trains or shipping in foggy conditions.

ΚΠ

1876 Jrnl. Royal United Service Inst. Jan. 483 Sound behaves like light in many ways...This property is of great value to the fog-signaller.

1893 Westm. Gaz. 14 Nov. 6/3 Fog-signallers were placed along the railway lines.

2005 H. Wojtczak Railwaywomen iv. 172 1943 also saw the first women fog-signallers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fog signal
释义	fog signaln. Brit. /ˈfɒɡ ˌsɪɡnl/, U.S. /ˈfɔɡ ˌsɪɡnəl/, /ˈfɑɡ ˌsɪɡnəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fog n.², signal n. Etymology: < fog n.² + signal n. 1. A foghorn or other device used in foggy conditions either to warn shipping of danger or as a means of communication; a signal, typically a loud, penetrating noise, produced by such a device. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > buoys, marks, or lighthouses > [noun] > fog warning devices fog signal1759 foghorn1819 gas gun1874 diaphone1906 1759 A. Holmes in Naval Chron. 24 (1810) 123 Came to an anchor with the fog signal on English Bank. 1781 J. Rickman Jrnl. Capt. Cook's Last Voy. Pacific 32 The fogs came on so thick that..fog-signals were appointed, and repeated every half-hour. 1821 National Advocate (N.Y.) 31 Jan. A vessel.., of sufficient size to ride at anchor a given distance without the Bar, at all seasons of the year, so situated with lights and fog signals, that a vessel could hardly miss her when running for the Hook. 1850 Congr. Globe 14 Sept. 1815/3 A bill to establish certain light-houses, fog-signals, beacons, and buoys on the coast of the State of California. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 312 Fog-signals, the naval code established by guns to keep a fleet together, to tack, wear, and perform sundry evolutions. Also, certain sounds made in fogs as warnings to other vessels. 1929 Jrnl. Mammalogy 10 11 Of late years there have not been as many sea-lions in the vicinity of the station as there were ten years ago, possibly owing to the installation of our siren fog signal. 1968 San Jacinto (Texas) News-Times 30 May (Lake Livingston Progress Suppl.) 15/4 The fog signal for a boat traveling alone consists of a long blast, repeated at one minute intervals. 2004 Atlantic Boating Almanac: Gulf of Mexico V. viii. 317 Southwest Pass Entrance Light... A racon and a fog signal are at the light. 2. Railways. A small explosive device used to signal for a train driver to slow or stop, which is placed on the rails in foggy weather, or as an emergency measure, so as to be set off by the train as it passes; = fog detonator n. at fog n.² Compounds 3, torpedo n. 3d. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > detonator used as fog signal fog signal1844 fog detonator1848 torpedo1877 fog1883 1844 E. Cowper in Railway Chron. 8 June 175/3 I observe in your first number..a question from ‘A Young Engineer’, respecting the fog signal invented by my son. 1844 Illustr. London News 14 Dec. 374/1 In foggy weather both day and night signals are given; but in addition, when accident or any sudden emergency requires, ‘Cowper's Fog Signal’ is used. 1931 ‘Ex-Private X’ Someone in Room 244 Long before it [sc. the train] exploded the fog-signal outside Pirriedown it was obvious that there would be no hunting that day. 1982 Irish Times 6 May 13/7 The explosive devices—railway fog signals—could prove fatal if activated in an enclosed area. 2014 Lurgan (County Armagh) Mail (Nexis) 25 Aug. A fog signal has been stolen from the railway track near Lurgan Police Station. Compounds fog signalman n. now chiefly historical a man employed to signal to trains in foggy conditions by means of lights or flags, or by placing fog signals (see sense 2) on the tracks; cf. fogger n.³ 1, fog man n. at fog n.² Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway worker > [noun] > signalman > with fog signals fog man1851 fog signalman1857 fogger1881 1857 Rules & Regulations Officers & Men Whitehaven Junction 73 They must, upon the order of any Clerk in charge of a Station,..act as Fog Signalmen. 1947 Times 1 Dec. 6/3 A new system of automatic train control will be introduced to-day on the L.M.S. Southend line, and fog signalmen will be dispensed with. 2011 Indian Express (Nexis) 23 Nov. The Railways have further directed that fog signalmen would not be deployed. Derivatives ˈfog-signalling n. now historical the action or practice of signalling in foggy conditions on the railways or at sea. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > operation of railways > setting of fog signals fog-signalling1856 fogging1870 1856 Rep. Superintendent Coast Survey App. 181 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (34th Congr., 1st Sess.: Senate Executive Doc. 22) XVII The plan of fog signalling, superior to whistles or bells, and now in practice at Monterey, would doubtless be of service here. 1889 G. Findlay Working & Managem. Eng. Railway 164 A system of what is called ‘fog-signalling’ has been devised. 1940 Chester (Pa.) Times 4 Nov. 2/6 The international law which requires all ships to carry bells for time keeping and fog signalling. 2014 A. Dow Railway x. 249/2 Platelayers also provided the necessary numbers for fog signalling. ˈfog-signaller n. now historical a person responsible for signalling to trains or shipping in foggy conditions. ΚΠ 1876 Jrnl. Royal United Service Inst. Jan. 483 Sound behaves like light in many ways...This property is of great value to the fog-signaller. 1893 Westm. Gaz. 14 Nov. 6/3 Fog-signallers were placed along the railway lines. 2005 H. Wojtczak Railwaywomen iv. 172 1943 also saw the first women fog-signallers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1759
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