flagman
flagman noun: a man who carries a flag, especially one used for signalling.
Noun
flagman (plural flagmen)
- A man who carries a flag, especially one used for signalling.
- At the approach to Southampton Terminus, double track branches off to the left, runs alongside the platforms and then cuts across Canute Road on an open crossing under the protection of a flagman.1959 February, G. Freeman Allen, “Southampton—Gateway to the Ocean”, in Trains Illustrated, page 88
- A man who raises a flag.
- "The Bands played the National Anthem and the Royal Standard was cracked by the Flagman and flown beside the clocktower at the top of the Horse Guards building."https://www.army.mod.uk/news/splendour-and-precision-from-the-british-army-for-the-japanese-state-visit/
Forms of flagman
| plural | flagmen |
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Origin of flagman
From flag + -man.
Questions about flagman
- What does flagman mean?
- Flagman means a man who carries a flag, especially one used for signalling.
- What part of speech is flagman?
- Flagman is a noun.
- What is the plural of flagman?
- The plural of flagman is flagmen.
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