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Meaning of Switchman | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A person who operates railway switches that route trains onto rail tracks.
  2. A person whose job is to help in the switching of railcars in a railway yard.

Equivalents

Ελληνικά κλειδούχος
Suomi vaihdemies
日本語 転轍手
Македонски свртничар
Русский стре́лочник

Examples

“This route is repeated automatically on the control panel of the appropriate box as flashing indications covering the track circuits involved and the switchman obeys the instruction by setting up the required route.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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