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Meaning of traffic signal box | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Any of the large metal boxes containing traffic signal controls, found at roadsides and intersections, and often made available by the local council for artistic work.
    Australia, US
  2. A structure holding traffic lights.

Examples

“A caravan installed at the intersection close to the existing traffic signal box contains all the processing devices[…].”
“Therefore, we asked the traffic department to install a vibrating traffic signal box for her to feel at each side of the street; this is being pursued at the time of this writing.”
“Officers use only hand signals and a whistle and have no access to the traffic signal box.”
“At such times, it is hard to define the relative position of the light in the traffic signal box. As we know, in the United States, the red light is on the top and the green at the bottom.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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