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staff system

staff system noun: a block system in use on single-line railways, in which the stationmaster gives the driver a staff authorizing the driver to proceed over a given portion of track.

Noun

staff system (plural staff systems)

  1. (historical) A block system in use on single-line railways, in which the stationmaster gives the driver a staff authorizing the driver to proceed over a given portion of track.

Forms of staff system

pluralstaff systems

Questions about staff system

What does staff system mean?
Staff system means a block system in use on single-line railways, in which the stationmaster gives the driver a staff authorizing the driver to proceed over a given portion of track.
What part of speech is staff system?
Staff system is a noun.
What is the plural of staff system?
The plural of staff system is staff systems.

Words near staff system in the dictionary

  1. staff sergeants
  2. staff sling
  3. staff slings
  4. staff surgeon
  5. staff surgeons
  6. staff system
  7. staff systems
  8. staff tree
  9. staff trees
  10. staff up
  11. staff vine

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