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block post

block post noun: in signalling, a signal box at one end of a block section.

Noun

block post (plural block posts)

  1. In signalling, a signal box at one end of a block section.
    • There is a very small illuminated diagram, of comparatively recent installation, and this probably is unique in a four-lever block post. […] There are, of course, small block posts elsewhere that have no switch but they control special installations, such as level crossings.1956 May, C.H. Betts, “St. Pancras Tunnel Signalbox”, in Railway Magazine, page 329
    • As the new year dawned, Network Rail operated 562 SBs [signal boxes] of all shapes and sizes. The majority (473) are block posts, which carry out the primary role of signalling trains. [...] While most block posts often also control level crossings, crossing boxes are dedicated to crossing control....2020 January 15, David Allen, “Signalling survivors into the 2020s”, in RAIL, page 68

Forms of block post

pluralblock posts

Questions about block post

What does block post mean?
Block post means in signalling, a signal box at one end of a block section.
What part of speech is block post?
Block post is a noun.
What is the plural of block post?
The plural of block post is block posts.

Words near block post in the dictionary

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  8. block print
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