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Meaning of "signal box" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIGNAL BOX

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Signal box is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SIGNAL BOX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

signal box

Signalling control

On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable. Signalling control was originally exercised via a decentralised network of control points that were known by a variety of names including signal box, interlocking tower, signal poste and signal cabin. Currently these decentralised systems are being consolidated into wide scale signalling centres or dispatch offices. Whatever the form, signalling control provides an interface between the human signal operator and the lineside signalling equipment. The technical apparatus used to control switches, signals and block systems is called interlocking.

Definition of signal box in the English dictionary

The definition of signal box in the dictionary is a building containing manually operated signal levers for all the railway lines in its section. Other definition of signal box is a control point for a large area of a railway system, operated electrically and semiautomatically.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIGNAL BOX

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signal
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signal tower
signal-to-noise ratio
signaler
signaling
signalisation
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signalled
signaller
signalling
signally
signalman
signalmen
signalment

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIGNAL BOX

black box
call box
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jewel box
journal box
light box
lunch box
music box
musical box
out of the box
pencil box
PO box
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the box
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Synonyms and antonyms of signal box in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «signal box» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIGNAL BOX

Find out the translation of signal box to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of signal box from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «signal box» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

信号箱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caja de señal
570 millions of speakers

English

signal box
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संकेत बॉक्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مربع إشارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коробка сигнал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caixa de sinal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংকেত বাক্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boîte de signal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kotak isyarat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stellwerk
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

信号扱い所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신호 소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kothak sinyal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

máy phát ra tín hiệu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிக்னல் பெட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिग्नल बॉक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sinyal kutusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scatola di segnale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sygnał skrzynki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коробка сигнал
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cutie de semnal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κιβώτιο σημάτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sein boks
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

signal box
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

signal boks
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of signal box

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGNAL BOX»

The term «signal box» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.053 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGNAL BOX» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about signal box

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIGNAL BOX»

Discover the use of signal box in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to signal box and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Light Construction
Signal Box auf dem Wolf Basel, 1995 Situated on the edge of the main rail yard of the city of Basel and beside the old Wolf-Gottesacker cemetery, the six-story Signal Box auf dem Wolf by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron serves to ...
Terence Riley, 1995
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Railway Signal Engineering (mechanical)
A single armed signal fixed by the side of the up line about 235 yards north of the signal box. Up Starting Signal. — A single armed signal fixed between the up siding and the up main line about 10 yards north of the signal box. Up Advanced  ...
Leonard P. Lewis, 1912
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
4 signal-box, which is 896 yards north-west of the Spa Road signal-box ; and the Blue Anchor signal-box is 885 yards south-east of the Spa Road signal-box. The next block telegraph station to the south-east of the Blue • Anchor box is at the ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1880
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Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents
Signal-box. C. E. Avery. No. 1,194,931 ; Aug. 15 ; Gaz vol. 229 ; p. 824. Signal- box. C. E. Beach and L. J. Voorhees. No. 1,205,319 ; Nov. 21 : Gaz. vol. 232 ; p. 687. Signal-box. W. H. Brockway. No. 1,182,833 ; May 9 ; Gaz. vol. 226 ; p. 642.
United States. Patent Office, 1917
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Railway Returns for England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland ...
._, _ , Morecambc station signal box to end of excursion platform - - - - - 550 Bradford station signal box to buffer stop - - - - - - - - 520 ' 'i llkley station signal box to buffer stop - - - - - - - - 363 Leeds, between Midland Wortley Junction and ...
Great Britain. Board of Trade, 1892
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Papers by Command
distant signals ; the home signal is situated 17 yards to the west of the signal-box, and the starting signal 385 yards to the east of the box. At a point situated 746 yards ahead of the starting signal there is a level crossing of a public road across  ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1906
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Railway World: In which is Incorporated the United States ...
Signal box “T” works the points and signals in connection with a terminal station so laid out that all types of operations which require to be carried out at a terminal station can be demonstrated; this signal box is connected by block telegraph ...
‎1913
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Sessional Papers
2 bay platform line is situated only 85 yards north of the South signal box, and that the train was over 600 feet in length, it was necessary in carrying out this operation for the front of the train to run considerably past the South signal box on to ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1902
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Electrical Review
8, leaving out of account for the moment the ground shown at &, it is clear that if the operator has grounded the line at G and the repairer has connected it to ground so as to place the alarm mechanism of signal box B between ground and if 'in ...
George Worthington, 1912
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Electrical Review
SIGNAL Box wr'rn Comm OPEN. Garton-Daniels 500-volt, direct-current, railway lightning arrestcrs. This system is stated by the manufacturer to be applicable to all electric railway systems, and is especially adapted for single-track trolley ...
‎1903

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIGNAL BOX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term signal box is used in the context of the following news items.
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Long Island town to adorn traffic signal boxes with art
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (AP) - A Long Island town will use works by area artists to spruce up its traffic signal boxes. The Town of Huntington has chosen five artists. «Washington Times, Jul 15»
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Joy as funds are secured to rebuild Deeping St James signal box
Linda Hall has campaigned to save the signal box since it was first placed under threat. She hopes it can now be rebuilt and turned into a heritage museum. «Rutland and Stamford Mercury, Apr 15»
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End of line for Polegate's signal box museum?
Only last month campaigners from Save Our Signal Box were celebrating after a meeting with Network Rail bosses took place to confirm plans for the transfer to ... «Eastbourne Herald, Mar 15»
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£15000 handout to give new chapter in life of restored signal box in …
President of the Friends of Romsey Signal Box Dick Hewett said the award could not have come at a better time because March 6 is the 150th anniversary of the ... «Daily Echo, Feb 15»
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PHOTO GALLERY: Hampden Park Signal Box demolished
Other signal boxes at Berwick, Polegate, Eastbourne, Norman's Bay, Bexhill and Pevensey were all de-manned at the weekend and signalling is now controlled ... «Eastbourne Herald, Feb 15»
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Deeping St James signal box could be rebuilt
Now, the group is trying to find a suitable site on which to resurrect the signal box. But public support, from volunteers and donations to building advice, ... «Rutland and Stamford Mercury, Feb 15»
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MP 'anxious' to make progress on signal box
Mr Hayes said he was “anxious to make further progress” on the signal box. He added: “Mr Verster said we were in a very good place and would have another ... «Rutland and Stamford Mercury, Jan 15»
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Thieves damage signal box, train services affected
A failed attempt to rob a railway signal box near the Hindon river lead to disruption in train services in Ghaziabad, the police said. While the police initially ... «The Indian Express, Dec 14»
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Rail worker who sexually assaulted girl in signal boxes facing …
A former British Rail worker is facing an “extremely lengthy” jail term after being convicted of sexually abusing a girl in signal boxes. John Linegar, 74, of Colwyn ... «Mirror.co.uk, Nov 14»
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Points of no return
Churches have been listed, so have stately homes, industrial mills and ancient barns, so why not signal boxes? Stephen McClarence meets the man on a ... «Yorkshire Post, Oct 14»

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