Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

signal lad

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables
sig-nal lad
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young man employed in a signalbox to record the times of trains as they pass through the area served by the signalbox.

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What does signal lad mean?
A young man employed in a signalbox to record the times of trains as they pass through the area served by the signalbox.

How to pronounce signal lad

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