Meanings
nounsignal post (plural signal posts)
plural signal posts · alternative signalpost
- rail transportA post on which one or more railway signals are mounted.
Also suffering from age is the structural integrity of signal posts, with targeted renewals planned for CP7.
2023 August 9, Mel Holley, “Network News: Scotland's £4.2bn plan to ensure network stability”, in RAIL, number 989, page 24
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signal post. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/signal%20post
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“signal post.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/signal%20post. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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