starting signal
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starting signal
noun starting signals
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A railway signal controlling the starting of trains from a station or some other location, nowadays usually a colour-light signal.
As it happened, however, it was clear enough, when the platform starting-signal was lowered, for the signalman in box No. 5 to see his advance-starting signal, and he was therefore justified in allowing the train to go forward, and it was not until it had passed his box that, upon looking out, he sa
Similar: starter, starter signal
- A signal to begin a race. At the starting signal, pull up and back against the underside of the starting platform to get your body moving forward.
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noun signal to begin a race
| Português | tiro de partida |
|---|---|
| Français | signal de départ |
| Deutsch | Startschuss |
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title = {starting signal},
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