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Origin of flagman
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He was working as a flagman near Zabriskie Point, where road repairs require traffic control.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
Smith had surged into the lead as the flagman threw the white to signify one lap to go, but it was at the exact moment an 18-truck crash behind him triggered the yellow caution light.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
If the one-lane construction zone was too long for the flagmen to see each other, one handed a flag to the last driver permitted through to give to the other flagman.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2022
“In the beginning,” said Denzel Matthys, the flock flagman, “they’d run inside the garden and destroy all the vegetables.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2016
The flagman raised his arm, and Cassidy poised his finger over the button of Smith’s bell.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Current safety guidelines rely on communications and shared information between operators, rail operations controllers and, sometimes, flagmen posted on station platforms ahead of a work zone.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023
The current warning system is built on communication between controllers, operators and often flagmen.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2023
If the one-lane construction zone was too long for the flagmen to see each other, one handed a flag to the last driver permitted through to give to the other flagman.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2022
A wagon and cook would be necessary, chain carriers and flagmen must be taken along, and I began skirmishing about for an outfit.
From Reed Anthony, Cowman by Adams, Andy
For this purpose flagmen shall have for day signals not less than two torpedoes and a red flag.
From Railroad Accidents Their Cause and Prevention by Richards, R. C.
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