Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

starting signal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: start-ing sig-nal
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A railway signal controlling the starting of trains from a station or some other location, nowadays usually a colour-light signal.

noun

A signal to begin a race.

Example Sentences

"As it happened, however, it was clear enough, when the platform starting-signal was lowered, for the signalman in box No. 5 to see his advance-starting signal, and he was therefore justified in allowing the train to go forward, and it was not until it had passed his box that, upon looking out, he saw that it had disappeared into the bank of fog, which had by that time hidden the advanced starting-signal from his view."
"At the starting signal, pull up and back against the underside of the starting platform to get your body moving forward."

Inflected Forms

starting signals (plural)

Synonyms

starter starter signal start

Questions

What does starting signal mean?: A railway signal controlling the starting of trains from a station or some other location, nowadays usually a colour-light signal.

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