"gate box" meaning in All languages combined

See gate box on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: gate boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gate box (plural gate boxes)
  1. (rail transport, UK) A signal box that controls a level crossing. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Rail transportation

Inflected forms

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