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noun British.
a railway signal tower.
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Origin of signal box
First recorded in 1820–30
Words nearby signal box
signable, Signac, signage, signal, signal board, signal box, signal corps, signal generator, signalize, signally, signalman
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How to use signal box in a sentence
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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