Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A railway signal controlling the starting of trains from a station or some other location, nowadays usually a colour-light signal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A signal to begin a race.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
a signal to begin (as in a race)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: start
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: signal, signaling, sign
History
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Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
