Hand-signal

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To signal by hand.

    "Before the train passed over any of the level crossings on the branch, it came to a stand, and the guard went forward and hand-signalled it over."

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"Before the train passed over any of the level crossings on the branch, it came to a stand, and the guard went forward and hand-signalled it over."

Etymology

Verbal form of the noun hand signal.

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