conflicting signal

  • 1Signal timing — is the technique which traffic engineers use to determine who has the right of way at an intersection. Signal timing involves deciding how much green time the traffic lights shall provide at an intersection approach, how long the pedestrian WALK… …

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  • 2signal — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sign/action/sound that sends a message ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, unmistakable ▪ agreed, prearranged ▪ conflicting, confusing, contradictory …

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  • 3signal — I UK [ˈsɪɡn(ə)l] / US [ˈsɪɡnəl] noun [countable] Word forms signal : singular signal plural signals *** 1) a) a movement or sound made by someone that has a special meaning to another person give (someone) a signal: We waited for them to give us… …

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  • 4signal — sig|nal1 [ sıgnəl ] noun count *** ▸ 1 movement/sound ▸ 2 sign about future ▸ 3 electronic information ▸ 4 for controlling traffic ▸ 5 information sent 1. ) a movement or sound made by someone that has a special meaning to another person: signal… …

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  • 5Signal — The process of conveying information through a firm s actions. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * Ⅰ. signal UK US /ˈsɪgnəl/ noun [C] ► a sign that something is true or that something is going to happen: a signal to sb »It is a signal to… …

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  • 6signal — To convey information through a firm s actions. The more costly it is to provide a signal, the more credibility it has. For example, to call a press conference and tell everyone that the firm s prospects have improved is less effective than… …

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  • 7conflicting — adj. Conflicting is used with these nouns: ↑advice, ↑belief, ↑claim, ↑demand, ↑desire, ↑emotion, ↑evidence, ↑finding, ↑force, ↑impulse, ↑information, ↑in …

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  • 8Traffic signal preemption — is a type of system that allows the normal operation of traffic lights to be preempted, often to assist emergency vehicles.[1][2] The most common use of these systems is to manipulate traffic signals in the path of an emergency vehicle, stopping… …

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  • 9Australian railway signalling — Just as the railways of Australia has suffered issues from incompatible rail gauges, the different states have tended to go their own way regarding railway signalling practice.New South WalesThe signalling system in New South Wales consists… …

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  • 10Armagh rail disaster — The Armagh rail disaster happened on 12 June 1889 near Armagh, Ireland. A crowded Sunday school excursion train had to negotiate a steep incline, but the steam locomotive was unable to complete the climb and the train stalled. The train crew… …

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