Meanings
present singular third person signalises · participle present signalising · participle past signalised · past signalised
- UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of signalize.
The year 1866 was signalised by a remarkable incident, [...]
1873, Jules Verne, chapter I, in [anonymous], transl., Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas; […], James R. Osgood edition, Boston, Mass.: Geo[rge] M[urray] Smith & Co., →OCLC, part I, page 31 more example
With the bad permanent way check at Standish and signals before Preston, it was not until after this that No. 10203 got her opportunity, and signalised it by running the 90.1 miles over Shap from Preston to Carlisle in 87 min. 32 sec., or 84½ min. net, the latter 14½ min. inside schedule.
1957 August 28, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 567
Synonyms & antonyms
verbcommunicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
verbpoint out carefully and clearly
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Origin
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