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signalpost

signalpost is the alternative form of signal post.

Meaning of signal post

Noun

signal post (plural signal posts)

  1. A post on which one or more railway signals are mounted.
    • Also suffering from age is the structural integrity of signal posts, with targeted renewals planned for CP7.2023 August 9, Mel Holley, “Network News: Scotland's £4.2bn plan to ensure network stability”, in RAIL, number 989, page 24

Forms of signalpost

pluralsignalposts

Origin of signalpost

From signal + post.

Questions about signalpost

What is signalpost the alternative form of?
Signalpost is the alternative form of signal post.

Words near signalpost in the dictionary

  1. signalosomes
  2. signalperson
  3. signalpersons
  4. signalplex
  5. signalplexes
  6. signalpost
  7. signalposts
  8. signals
  9. signals intelligence
  10. signalwave
  11. signalwoman

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Adapted from Wiktionary: signalpost (page history and authors); signal post (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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