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fogman

fogman noun: a railwayman who placed fog signals (detonators) on the track at distant signals during thick fogs (and falling snow) to warn train drivers.

Noun

fogman (plural fogmen)

  1. (historical) A railwayman who placed fog signals (detonators) on the track at distant signals during thick fogs (and falling snow) to warn train drivers.
    • As against this, really bad fogs have been experienced and on one occasion the 7.35 p.m. from Victoria crawled into Herne Bay 95 min. late, having halted at every stop signal between Gillingham and Whitstable. The explanation? Not a single fogman had turned out for duty between Gillingham and...1959 April, P. Ransome-Wallis, “The Southern in Trouble on the Kent Coast”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 216

Forms of fogman

pluralfogmen

Origin of fogman

From fog + man.

Questions about fogman

What does fogman mean?
Fogman means a railwayman who placed fog signals (detonators) on the track at distant signals during thick fogs (and falling snow) to warn train drivers.
What part of speech is fogman?
Fogman is a noun.
What is the plural of fogman?
The plural of fogman is fogmen.

Words near fogman in the dictionary

  1. foglike
  2. fogline
  3. foglines
  4. Foglio
  5. Foglios
  6. fogman
  7. fogmen
  8. fogo
  9. Fogo Island
  10. fogos
  11. fogou

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