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locking rooms

locking rooms is the plural of locking room.

Meaning of locking room

Noun

locking room (plural locking rooms)

  1. A room in a signal box, usually at ground level beneath the operating room, containing the interlocking mechanism for signals and points (track switches) below the lever frame in the operating room.
    • Within these boxes, interlocking between points and signals was the most crucial safety aspect, with the signalman's pulling of levers further safeguarded through the equipment in the locking room (often beneath the signalman's station), which prevented conflicting movements.2021 October 20, Dr Joseph Brennan, “A key part of our diverse railway heritage”, in RAIL, number 942, page 53

Questions about locking rooms

What is locking rooms the plural of?
Locking rooms is the plural of locking room.

Words near locking rooms in the dictionary

  1. locking lips
  2. locking off
  3. locking on
  4. locking out
  5. locking room
  6. locking rooms
  7. locking shift
  8. locking shifts
  9. locking someone up and throwing away the key
  10. locking the stable door after the horse has been stolen
  11. locking the stable door after the horse has bolted

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