right-away signals
right-away signals is the plural of right-away signal.
Meaning of right-away signal
Noun
right-away signal (plural right-away signals)
- A signal given to a train driver by the guard of the train, or a member of station staff, that the train is ready to depart.
- Travelling porters do not ride in the trains at off-peak times, when guards supervise boarding and alighting and give the right-away signal if no station staff is available, for if only there is only one station porter on duty he may be on the opposite platform.1963 October, “News and Comment”, in Modern Railways, page 228
Questions about right-away signals
- What is right-away signals the plural of?
- Right-away signals is the plural of right-away signal.
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