"fog signal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fog signals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fog signal (plural fog signals)
  1. (rail transport, UK) A small explosive charge (detonator) which can be placed on a railway line in fog, to be detonated by a train passing over it as a warning signal to the driver. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-fog_signal-en-noun-L4ckA3fQ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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