"switchman" meaning in All languages combined

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          "ref": "1959 August, Flt. Lt. R. M. Williams, “The German Federal Railways today: 2. Modern signalling at Hanover”, in Trains Illustrated, page 387:",
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        "A person who operates railway switches that route trains onto rail tracks."
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          "railway",
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          "switch",
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        [
          "train",
          "train"
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          "track",
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        "(rail transport) A person who operates railway switches that route trains onto rail tracks."
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          "roman": "kleidoúchos",
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          "word": "strelocnikka"
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