英语词汇“pointsman”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

pointsman

释义

pointsman|ˈpɔɪntsmən|
[f. point n.¹ + man n.¹]
1. A man who has charge of the points on a railway: see point n.¹ B. 3 f.
1849Sir F. B. Head Stokers & Pokers viii. (1851) 79 To increase precaution, the pointsman has always the signal of danger on.1878F. S. Williams Midl. Railw. 624 Pointsmen have very responsible duties.
2. A police constable stationed on point-duty.
1883Globe 5 Apr. 5/1 Supplemental police ‘pointsmen’ have been placed at several of the public buildings.1888Pall Mall G. 12 Oct., If the ‘point’ system is retained, a pointsman ought to be kept on duty throughout the night.
So ˈpointswoman (cf. sense 1).
1865A. Munby Diary 17 Mar. in M. Hiley Victorian Working Women (1979) ii. i. 86/2 In the cutting I found a girl..the pointswoman, whose duty it is to mind the rails whenever a train of coalwaggons goes by.1871Miss Mulock Fair France ii. 66 Much it amazed us to see continually on French railways these female officials, down to signalwomen and pointswomen.

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