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Meaning of fogman | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A railwayman who placed fog signals (detonators) on the track at distant signals during thick fogs (and falling snow) to warn train drivers.

historical

Examples

“As against this, really bad fogs have been experienced and on one occasion the 7.35 p.m. from Victoria crawled into Herne Bay 95 min. late, having halted at every stop signal between Gillingham and Whitstable. The explanation? Not a single fogman had turned out for duty between Gillingham and Ramsgate.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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