pointsman
noun
a railway switchman.
pointsmen
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pluralof pointsman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Harding thought that all porters and stokers, guards, brakesmen, and pointsmen ought to have an opportunity of going to church, and he hoped that they all had.
From Barchester Towers by Trollope, Anthony
Then, at all the junctions, sidings, and crossings, pointsmen are stationed, with definite instructions as to the duties to be performed by them.
From Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Smiles, Samuel
Mr. Harding thought that all porters and stokers, guards and pointsmen ought to have an opportunity of going to church, and he hoped that they all had.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur
Mr Harding thought that all porters and stokers, guards, breaksmen, pointsmen ought to have an opportunity of going to church, and he hoped that they all had.
From Barchester Towers by Trollope, Anthony
Only on these conditions can a railway manager be sure that his pointsmen are on the job.
From The French Revolution - Volume 1 by Durand, John
