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ball signals

ball signals is the plural of ball signal.

Meaning of ball signal

Noun

ball signal (plural ball signals)

  1. (historical) A kind of mechanical signal used on early American railroads, consisting of wooden balls, painted various colors, that were hoisted up and down a pole using a rope and pulley.

Questions about ball signals

What is ball signals the plural of?
Ball signals is the plural of ball signal.

Words near ball signals in the dictionary

  1. ball return
  2. ball returns
  3. ball sack
  4. ball sacks
  5. ball signal
  6. ball signals
  7. ball snake
  8. ball snakes
  9. ball up
  10. ball valve
  11. ball valves

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