"main signal" meaning in All languages combined

See main signal on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: main signals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} main signal (plural main signals)
  1. A railway signal that controls train movement on the main line. Coordinate_terms: distant signal, shunting signal Translations (railway signal on the main line): hoofdsein (Dutch)

Inflected forms

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