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signalman

/sig-nl-muhn/US // ˈsɪg nl mən //UK // (ˈsɪɡnəlmən) //

信号员,信号工,信号兵,信号灯

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural sig·nal·men.

    • : a person whose occupation or duty is signaling, as on a railroad or in the army.

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Examples

  • The signalman touched his hat, and the little row of flags ran fluttering up in the breeze.

  • Note, however, that if the signalman had belonged to another company it would have been quite otherwise.

  • After that he gave the whistle to let Smithy know the signalman was fixed, and that he had better go back to the beach to wait.

  • Dave Darrin was now in the bow, with the signalman at his side, who would turn on the searchlight when so ordered.

  • Incidentally my signalman substituted the word "darned" for "damned" and, when corrected, spelt the word "dammed" as a compromise.