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handsignalmen

handsignalmen is the plural of handsignalman.

Meaning of handsignalman

Noun

handsignalman (plural handsignalmen)

  1. A person who gives a signal by hand, in particular on a railway.
    • The 12.25 train travelled without incident over the single line and the pilotman saw the Vange handsignalman's green flag from about ½ mile away.1961 December, “Talking of Trains: Derailment near Laindon”, in Trains Illustrated, page 717

Questions about handsignalmen

What is handsignalmen the plural of?
Handsignalmen is the plural of handsignalman.

Words near handsignalmen in the dictionary

  1. handshook
  2. handsier
  3. handsies
  4. handsiest
  5. handsignalman
  6. handsignalmen
  7. handsiness
  8. handsling
  9. handslings
  10. handsoap
  11. handsoaps

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