signal board
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Nance looked at him in terror, then at the signal board and the levers that controlled the gates.
From Calvary Alley by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan
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)
While this talk was going on Sam and Tom were following some footprints leading from the clearing where the signal board had been found down a small path toward the lake.
From The Rover Boys out West Or, The Search for a Lost Mine by Stratemeyer, Edward
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.
"But I think it's about time to drop theory and see to the practice," he continued, getting up from his chair and going to the signal board in the conning-tower.
From A Honeymoon in Space by Griffith, George Chetwynd
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