signal box

noun British.

a railway signal tower.

Words nearby signal box

signable, signac, signage, signal, signal board, signal box, signal corps, signal generator, signal node, signal red, signal transduction pathway

Origin of signal box

First recorded in 1820–30

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Examples from the Web for signal box

"Twelve thirteen," said Peter, and indeed it was by the white-faced, round-faced clock on the wall of the signal-box.
The Railway Children|E. Nesbit
The roof of the porch is cut from cardboard, with flanges to be glued to the end of the signal-box.
Toy-Making in School and Home|Ruby Kathleen Polkinghorne and Mabel Irene Rutherford Polkinghorne
He gave them each an orange, and promised to take them up into the signal-box one of these days, when he wasn't so busy.
The Railway Children|E. Nesbit
And you and Inspector Henderson are going to spend the night in the signal-box?
A Master of Mysteries|L. T. Meade

Fairfax came up with the signal-box by the swinging gate, and a man with a rolled red flag stood in the doorway.
Fairfax and His Pride|Marie Van Vorst

British Dictionary definitions for signal box

signal box

noun

a building containing manually operated signal levers for all the railway lines in its section

a control point for a large area of a railway system, operated electrically and semiautomatically

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