signallingsignalingn.

Brit.

/ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ/,

/ˈsɪɡnl̩ɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s– signaling (chiefly U.S.), 1800s– signalling.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: signal v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < signal v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of making or transmitting signals.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > signalling > [noun]

signalling1808

hand-signalling1858

1808 J. Macdonald Treat. Telegr. Communication 177 The Ship addressed would hoist an acknowledging-flag, intimating that the display was understood to be the means of signalling.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. x. 276 By rough signalling he first stood near the place where the first stake was to be driven in.

1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 May 4/1 Any new system of signalling which may be arranged between two or more players.

1908 Tatler 3 June 247 The above system of signalling, which is known as tick-tacking, may be seen on any racecourse.

1938 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 32 967 The boys are trained in navigation, signaling, oarsmanship, and land maneuvers.

1999 BBC Top Gear Mag. June 157/3 (advt.) Late signalling is something that, with a little more consideration and forethought could easily be improved.

2. Railways. A network or system of railway signals. Cf. signal n. 7a.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > types of signal system

block system1864

lock and block1872

signalling1873

1873 Rep. Sel. Comm. Regulation Railways VIII. 150 in Parl. Papers XIV. 1 The whole of the signalling is so arranged that it will be approved of. I counted the signal lamps, and found that in one mile..there were 50 signal lamps.

1909 Times 7 July 19/3 The signalling is operated from an electro-pneumatic power box at Central Station.

1970 Railway World Dec. 524 Multiple-aspect colour-light signalling with continuous track circuiting will be installed.

1990 InterCity Mag. Sept. 13/1 Faster trains, better signalling and track improvements should cut journey times to Manchester..by 20 minutes to about two hours.

2009 Private Eye 3 Apr. 10/2 Metronet's promised new signalling for ‘sub-surface’ lines..would have allowed extra trains on the Circle.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1858 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 242/1 Complete apparatus for opening a signalling-office inside the fort.

1876 Daily News 30 Nov. 5/3 The loss of the Vanguard..was in the main due to imperfect signalling arrangements.

1889 G. Findlay Working & Managem. Eng. Railway p. vi My obligations to..the Signalling Superintendent.

1917 G. D. Shepardson Telephone Apparatus xiv. 224 Little talking current ‘leaked’ through the signaling equipment.

1952 T. Armstrong Adam Brunskill viii. 252 There was also a two-way signalling apparatus connected at each end to clappers.

2000 G. F. Douglas-Sherwood Gloss. Lighthouse Service Terminol. (Assoc. Lighthouse Keepers) Aldis lamp, a hand-held electric signalling lamp.

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

单词	signalling
释义	signallingsignalingn. Brit. /ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ/, /ˈsɪɡnl̩ɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s– signaling (chiefly U.S.), 1800s– signalling. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: signal v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < signal v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of making or transmitting signals. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > signalling > [noun] signalling1808 hand-signalling1858 1808 J. Macdonald Treat. Telegr. Communication 177 The Ship addressed would hoist an acknowledging-flag, intimating that the display was understood to be the means of signalling. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. x. 276 By rough signalling he first stood near the place where the first stake was to be driven in. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 May 4/1 Any new system of signalling which may be arranged between two or more players. 1908 Tatler 3 June 247 The above system of signalling, which is known as tick-tacking, may be seen on any racecourse. 1938 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 32 967 The boys are trained in navigation, signaling, oarsmanship, and land maneuvers. 1999 BBC Top Gear Mag. June 157/3 (advt.) Late signalling is something that, with a little more consideration and forethought could easily be improved. 2. Railways. A network or system of railway signals. Cf. signal n. 7a. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > types of signal system block system1864 lock and block1872 signalling1873 1873 Rep. Sel. Comm. Regulation Railways VIII. 150 in Parl. Papers XIV. 1 The whole of the signalling is so arranged that it will be approved of. I counted the signal lamps, and found that in one mile..there were 50 signal lamps. 1909 Times 7 July 19/3 The signalling is operated from an electro-pneumatic power box at Central Station. 1970 Railway World Dec. 524 Multiple-aspect colour-light signalling with continuous track circuiting will be installed. 1990 InterCity Mag. Sept. 13/1 Faster trains, better signalling and track improvements should cut journey times to Manchester..by 20 minutes to about two hours. 2009 Private Eye 3 Apr. 10/2 Metronet's promised new signalling for ‘sub-surface’ lines..would have allowed extra trains on the Circle. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1858 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 242/1 Complete apparatus for opening a signalling-office inside the fort. 1876 Daily News 30 Nov. 5/3 The loss of the Vanguard..was in the main due to imperfect signalling arrangements. 1889 G. Findlay Working & Managem. Eng. Railway p. vi My obligations to..the Signalling Superintendent. 1917 G. D. Shepardson Telephone Apparatus xiv. 224 Little talking current ‘leaked’ through the signaling equipment. 1952 T. Armstrong Adam Brunskill viii. 252 There was also a two-way signalling apparatus connected at each end to clappers. 2000 G. F. Douglas-Sherwood Gloss. Lighthouse Service Terminol. (Assoc. Lighthouse Keepers) Aldis lamp, a hand-held electric signalling lamp. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1808
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