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signal gantry

signal gantry noun: a structure erected over one or more railway tracks, carrying one or more signals. Smaller structures usually have a single support, and larger structures are supported on both sides.

signal gantry: a structure erected over one or more railway tracks, carrying one or more signals. Smaller...
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Noun

signal gantry (plural signal gantries)

  1. a structure erected over one or more railway tracks, carrying one or more signals. Smaller structures usually have a single support, and larger structures are supported on both sides.
    Synonyms:
    signal bridge

Synonyms of signal gantry

Forms of signal gantry

pluralsignal gantries

Questions about signal gantry

What does signal gantry mean?
Signal gantry means a structure erected over one or more railway tracks, carrying one or more signals. Smaller structures usually have a single support, and larger structures are supported on both sides.
What part of speech is signal gantry?
Signal gantry is a noun.
What is the plural of signal gantry?
The plural of signal gantry is signal gantries.

Words near signal gantry in the dictionary

  1. signal checks
  2. signal crayfish
  3. signal fire
  4. signal fires
  5. signal gantries
  6. signal gantry
  7. Signal Hill
  8. signal indication
  9. signal indications
  10. signal lad
  11. signal lads

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