Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

traffic signal box

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: traf-fic sig-nal box
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Australian usage; American usage

noun

A structure holding traffic lights.

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Australian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

traffic signal boxes (plural)

Questions

What does traffic signal box mean?: 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.

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