distant signal
1distant signal — noun or distant block signal : a railroad signal placed at a distance that will allow adequate advance warning of the setting of a home signal at which the train must stop called also approach signal …
2distant-signal — disˈtant signal noun On a railway, a signal farther from the destination than the home signal • • • Main Entry: ↑distant …
3distant signal — noun a railway signal giving a warning of the condition of the next home signal …
4distant signal — /ˈdɪstənt sɪgnəl/ (say distuhnt signuhl) noun a railway caution signal fixed at braking distance from a home signal …
5A Distant Signal — American synthesis Dano S began composing instrumental electronic music under the brand A Distant Signal in the late 1980s. Part time member and bassist Chaz Smith also contributes to the band s studio material and live performances.The music of… …
6Signal passed at danger — (SPAD), in railway terminology, describes an event where a train has run beyond its allocated signal block without authority, as indicated by a lineside signal showing danger (typically a red light). It is a term primarily used within the British …
7Distant — may refer to: Distant (album), an album by Sarge Distant (film), the North American title of a Turkish film released as Uzak William Lucas Distant (1845 1922), an English entomologist Distant signal in railway signalling This disambiguation page… …
8distant — adj. 1 a far away in space or time. b (usu. predic.; often foll. by from) at a specified distance (three miles distant from them). 2 remote or far apart in position, time, resemblance, etc. (a distant prospect; a distant relation; a distant… …
9Signal box — A signal box or signal cabin is a building from which railway signals and points are controlled. The term signal cabin is used in Ireland, parts of Scotland and in Australia while in North America, the term interlocking tower predominates.… …
10distant block signal — noun see distant signal …
