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signal board

American  

noun

  1. a board for displaying electrically transmitted signals and indicating their source.


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He turned and gave a command to Jack; and Jack, in turn, flashed it upon the electric signal board below with the pressure of a button beneath his finger.

From The Boy Allies Under the Sea by Hayes, Clair W. (Clair Wallace)

Lord Hastings touched a button and the signal board glowed.

From The Boy Allies Under the Sea by Hayes, Clair W. (Clair Wallace)

A small platform, two windows, a door, and the signal board perched high on a pole completed the outfit.

From Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers by Hill, John A.

The electric signal board aboard the submarine now flashed red: "No. 2 torpedo!"

From The Boy Allies Under the Sea by Hayes, Clair W. (Clair Wallace)

And once again the signal board on the U-16 glowed red: "Fire!"

From The Boy Allies Under the Sea by Hayes, Clair W. (Clair Wallace)

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