block system
Americannoun
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a series of consecutive blocks.
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a system of blocks and block signals for controlling train movements.
Etymology
Origin of block system
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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The vast majority made reference to the master block system.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024
But people we spoke to have described struggling to get online to access the system, as well as finding the block system difficult to understand, notwithstanding the errors.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024
The service's block system is also easily circumvented, either by creating another handle or by logging out to see the tweets of those who have you blocked.
From The Verge • Jul. 22, 2016
The ultimate control system, which will become necessary as air traffic gets denser, will keep the planes moving like railroad trains on a "block system."
From Time Magazine Archive
The coal company used the block system, he said, each block being seventy-five feet by ninety feet.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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