point and call

verb

To point at an indicator and call out its status while performing a task, such as operating a train, so as to promote conscious involvement and reduce the risk of error.

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Meanings

verbpoint and call (third-person singular simple present points and calls, present participle pointing and calling, simple past and past participle pointed and called)

present singular third person points and calls · participle present pointing and calling · participle past pointed and called · past pointed and called

  1. To point at an indicator and call out its status while performing a task, such as operating a train, so as to promote conscious involvement and reduce the risk of error.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 手指口呼, 指差確認 /指差确认
  • 手指口呼 (shǒuzhǐ kǒuhū)Translations
  • 指差確認 /指差确认 (zhǐchā quèrèn)Translations
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APA

point and call. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/point%20and%20call

MLA

“point and call.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/point%20and%20call. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “point and call,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/point%20and%20call.

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