signalpost

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A form of signal post — A post on which one or more railway signals are mounted.

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Meanings

nounsignalpost (plural signalposts)

plural signalposts

  1. alternativeAlternative form of signal post.

    In recent issues two replies have been given to correspondents concerning the function of the diamond-shaped enamelled white plates fixed to signalposts, which are to indicate to enginemen that the section of line is track-circuited, so that action under Rule 55 of the Rule Book is unnecessary.

    1943 March and April, “Notes and News: White Diamonds on Signalposts”, in Railway Magazine, page 116

Origin

From signal + post.

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APA

signalpost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/signalpost

MLA

“signalpost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/signalpost. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “signalpost,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/signalpost.

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