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pointsman

(ˈpɔɪntsˌmæn; -mən)

n, pl -men

1. (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

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pointsman

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pointsman

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

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pointsman

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

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On the recommendation of the Party's Pointsman, President Maitripala Srisena on 25th April, appointed three new district organizers to the party to the Jaffna district.

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