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signal box

1. (Transport / Railways) a building containing manually operated signal levers for all the railway lines in its section

2. (Transport / Railways) a control point for a large area of a railway system, operated electrically and semiautomatically

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signal box - a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains

signal tower

building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

Translations

signal box n (Rail) → cabina di manovra

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signal box (redirected from signal towers)

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