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switchmen

switchmen is the plural of switchman.

Meaning of switchman

Noun

switchman (plural switchmen)

  1. A person who operates railway switches that route trains onto rail tracks.
    • This route is repeated automatically on the control panel of the appropriate box as flashing indications covering the track circuits involved and the switchman obeys the instruction by setting up the required route.1959 August, Flt. Lt. R. M. Williams, “The German Federal Railways today: 2. Modern signalling at Hanover”, in Trains Illustrated, page 387
    Synonyms:
    pointsman
  2. A person whose job is to help in the switching of railcars in a railway yard.

Questions about switchmen

What is switchmen the plural of?
Switchmen is the plural of switchman.

Words near switchmen in the dictionary

  1. switchknife
  2. switchknives
  3. switchless
  4. switchlike
  5. switchman
  6. switchmen
  7. switchmode
  8. switchology
  9. switchout
  10. switchouts
  11. switchover

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