Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

block instrument

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables: block- in-stru-ment
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument installed in a cabinet, used in block signalling installations.

British usage

Example Sentences

"The line is signalled with upper quadrant semaphores and Sykes lock and block three-wire two-position block instruments. [...] The Inspecting Officer concludes that both signalmen must share responsibility for the accident by the irregular release of the block instrument, but remarks that the two-position Sykes instruments, although ample for maintaining safety under normal working, do not show clearly the state of the block section ahead."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

block instruments (plural)

Questions

What does block instrument mean?: An instrument installed in a cabinet, used in block signalling installations.

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