towerman
Americannoun
plural
towermen-
Railroads. a person who works in a switch tower and, by means of a signal box, directs the movement of trains.
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Aviation. an air-traffic controller.
Etymology
Origin of towerman
Example Sentences
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The voice of the towerman at Lod Airport broke suddenly last week as he passed along that seemingly routine flight clearance to a visiting Swiss pilot.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1911 he presented the result of his first work in aerodynamics to the French engineer and towerman, Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Not much!" negatived Big Denny, looking bigger than ever as he rose to the full magnitude of his final declaration--"as switch towerman for the Great Northern Railway at sixty dollars a month!"
From Ralph of the Roundhouse by Chapman, Allen
"Get out of here!" said Jack Knight, head towerman of the Great Northern Railroad, at Stanley Junction.
From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Chapman, Allen
He had made a brief explanation to the towerman.
From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Chapman, Allen
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