"resignal" meaning in English

See resignal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: resignals [present, singular, third-person], resignaling [participle, present], resignalling [participle, present], resignaled [participle, past], resignaled [past], resignalled [participle, past], resignalled [past]
Etymology: From re- + signal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|signal}} re- + signal Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=resignalled|pres_ptc2=resignalling}} resignal (third-person singular simple present resignals, present participle resignaling or resignalling, simple past and past participle resignaled or resignalled)
  1. To signal again
    Sense id: en-resignal-en-verb-iNRsWuAr Categories (other): English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 45 55
  2. To equip (a railway) with new signalling equipment.
    Sense id: en-resignal-en-verb-8yvzuH4c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86

Inflected forms

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