flagman

[ flag-muhn ]

/ ˈflæg mən /

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noun, plural flag·men.

a person who signals with a flag or lantern, as at a railroad crossing.

a person who has charge of or carries a flag.

Origin of flagman

First recorded in 1660–70; flag¹ + -man

Words nearby flagman

flagging, flaggy, flagitious, Flagler, flag lieutenant, flagman, flag of convenience, flag officer, flag of truce, flagon, flag out

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Example sentences from the Web for flagman

Let the master mechanic or the division engineer of many years' service report the flagman whose tenure may have been very brief.
Letters from an Old Railway Official|Charles DeLano Hine
The flagman unrolled his flag, and then he looked both ways along the road that crossed the railroad.
Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's|Laura Lee Hope
A few rods away from the flagman's house was a pit that had recently been excavated for some purpose and then abandoned.
Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm|Alice B. Emerson
Up until that Thursday morning he was in the employ of the company as a flagman.
Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877|Various

"Albany" worked as a flagman in one of the surveying parties.
Pioneering in Cuba|James Meade Adams

British Dictionary definitions for flagman

flagman

/ (ˈflæɡmən) /

noun plural -men

a person who has charge of, carries, or signals with a flag, esp a railway employee

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单词	flagman
释义	flagman [ flag-muhn ] / ˈflæg mən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flagman ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural flag·men. a person who signals with a flag or lantern, as at a railroad crossing. a person who has charge of or carries a flag. Origin of flagman First recorded in 1660–70; flag¹ + -man Words nearby flagman flagging, flaggy, flagitious, Flagler, flag lieutenant, flagman, flag of convenience, flag officer, flag of truce, flagon, flag out Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flagman Let the master mechanic or the division engineer of many years' service report the flagman whose tenure may have been very brief. Letters from an Old Railway Official\|Charles DeLano Hine The flagman unrolled his flag, and then he looked both ways along the road that crossed the railroad. Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's\|Laura Lee Hope A few rods away from the flagman's house was a pit that had recently been excavated for some purpose and then abandoned. Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm\|Alice B. Emerson Up until that Thursday morning he was in the employ of the company as a flagman. Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877\|Various "Albany" worked as a flagman in one of the surveying parties. Pioneering in Cuba\|James Meade Adams British Dictionary definitions for flagman flagman / (ˈflæɡmən) / noun plural -men a person who has charge of, carries, or signals with a flag, esp a railway employee Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to flagman caretaker, patrolman, warden, custodian, policeman, lookout, detective, patrol, observer, picket, ranger, sentry, watch, curator, watcher, spy, keeper, guard, scout, sentinel
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flagman

noun, plural flag·men.

Origin of flagman

Words nearby flagman

Example sentences from the Web for flagman

British Dictionary definitions for flagman

noun plural -men

Words related to flagman