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pointsman [ˈpɔɪntsˌmæn -mən]

n pl -men

1. (Transport / Railways) a person who operates railway points US and Canadian equivalent switchman

2. (Law) a policeman or traffic warden on point duty

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Noun

pointsman - a policeman stationed at an intersection to direct traffic

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

traffic cop - a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic

Translations

pointsman [ˈpɔɪntsmən] N (pointsmen (pl)) (Rail) → encargado m del cambio de agujas

pointsman

n pl <-men> (Brit Rail) → Weichensteller m

pointsman [ˈpɔɪntsˌmæn] n (-men (pl)) (Rail) → scambista m

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