English Dictionary

fog signal

名詞

イギリス英語

(rail transport, UK) A small explosive charge (detonator) which can be placed on a railway line in fog, to be detonated by a train passing over it as a warning signal to the driver.

日本語の意味

（鉄道用語、UK） 霧の際に列車が通過することで作動し、運転手に警告を発するために敷設される、小型の爆薬（デトネーター）のこと

On the fog-bound stretch of line, the guard placed a fog signal on the rail, hoping its detonation would warn the driver of the obscured crossing ahead.

濃い霧に覆われた線路区間で、保線係は線路上に小さな起爆装置を置き、その爆発によって運転士に視界不良の箇所を知らせられることを期待した。

意味（1）

(rail transport, UK) A small explosive charge (detonator) which can be placed on a railway line in fog, to be detonated by a train passing over it as a warning signal to the driver.

The layman does not realise the dreadful nightmare of running in fog, especially at night, when the safety of everyone depends on the driver hearing the fog signal detonate.

fog signals （ plural ）