单词 | fog signalman |
释义 | > as lemmasfog signalman 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. < as lemmas |
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