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towerman

[ tou-er-muhn ]

/ ˈtaʊ ər mən /

noun, plural tow·er·men.

Railroads. a person who works in a switch tower and, by means of a signal box, directs the movement of trains.

Aviation. an air-traffic controller.

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Origin of towerman

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; tower¹ + -man

Words nearby towerman

tower bolt, tower crane, towered, Tower Hamlets, towering, towerman, tower-mill, Tower of London, tower of silence, tower of strength, tower wagon

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Example sentences from the Web for towerman

If the towerman set those switches and signals 319 times in the course of a day, they must be set absolutely correct 319 times.
The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford
He also asked the towerman to telegraph ahead to Dover for a substitute engineer.
Ralph on the Engine|Allen Chapman
The point of convergence is known to the towerman and all the other workers as the “throat” of the yard.
The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford
Eight times that towerman tried there in the midst of the storm to open that switch and eight times he reported failure.
The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford

But the towerman at Middleport said that he could not move the siding-switch there; it was packed in with ice and snow.
The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford

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