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British railway signalling scheme
Absolute block signalling is a British signalling block system designed to ensure the safe operation of a railway by allowing only one train to occupy
Absolute_block_signalling
Railway signaling system
theory for block systems. Absolute block signalling Cab signalling Centralized traffic control Direct traffic control Radio Electronic Token Block Track warrant
Signalling_block_system
Rail traffic control systems used in the United Kingdom
colour-light signals using track circuit – or axle counter – block signalling. It is a development of the original absolute block signalling that is still
UK_railway_signalling
Principle of signals used to control railway traffic
replacement of manual block systems such as absolute block with automatic block signalling. Under automatic block signalling, signals indicate whether or
Railway_signalling
Railroad communications system
Automatic block signaling (ABS), spelled automatic block signalling or called track circuit block (TCB) in the UK, is a railroad communications system
Automatic_block_signaling
Railway safeworking operations
transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure
Signalling_control
Visual signal device for railway engineers
to power signal equipment directly from mains power, with batteries only as backup. Absolute block signalling – British railway signalling scheme Automatic
Railway_signal
Railway safety system
international cab signalling systems such as CAWS in Ireland, BACC in Italy, ALSN in Russia and the first generation Shinkansen signalling developed by Japan
Cab_signalling
Form of fixed railway signal
describes semaphore signals as they were and are used with absolute block signalling in the United Kingdom. A stop signal is any signal whose most restrictive
Railway_semaphore_signal
Railway cab signaling technology used on high-speed rail
than traditional signalling systems would allow, including track gradient profiles and information about the state of signalling blocks further ahead. This
Transmission_voie-machine
Type of railway signalling system
with fixed block signalling systems. Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) and Transmission Based Signalling (TBS) are two signalling standards that
Moving_block
Rail traffic control systems in Australia
Mechanical signalling in all States followed British practice using route signalling with slight differences between States. The basic running signal was the
Australian_railway_signalling
interlocking signal is clearly visible and is displaying a "proceed" indication. Trains portal Cab signalling Railway signalling Signalling block system Todd
North American railroad signals
North_American_railroad_signals
Train protection system in the UK and Victoria, Australia
of the signal increasing the effectiveness to 100 mph (160 km/h). When installed in conjunction with signal controls such as 'double blocking' (i.e. two
Train Protection & Warning System
Train_Protection_&_Warning_System
Devices used to warn pedestrians and drivers of incoming trains at level crossings
outer ends. This assumes that there are no ordinary track circuits for block signalling purposes. Two predictor circuits may overlap, with tuned circuits used
Level_crossing_signals
driving trains. Japanese signalling was initially based on British railway signalling practice, and Japanese railway signalling continues to be based on
Japanese_railway_signals
Railway safety system
signalling, the AWS system was installed only at distant signals but, with multi-aspect signalling, it is fitted at all main line signals. All signal
Automatic_Warning_System
Railway signaling in North America
developing those guidelines? For this purpose, a focus group was assembled. Signalling block system "Compliance with Railroad Operating Rules and Corporate Culture
North American railroad signaling
North_American_railroad_signaling
Rail automation products company
divested the signalling technology to Alcatel-Lucent. In April 2006, Thales Group announced it would be acquiring Alcatel Rail Signalling Solutions in
Thales Rail Signalling Solutions
Thales_Rail_Signalling_Solutions
Intersection where a road crosses a railway at the same level
crossing barriers that may trap vehicles or pedestrians on the tracks, while signalling trains to brake until the obstruction clears. However, they cannot prevent
Level_crossing
unusual pre-existing signalling. The Verlant code was very innovative, based on simple principles: Mainly based on color light signalling, which thereafter
French_railway_signalling
Type of signal box in railway signalling
sub-paragraph 4. Automatic Block Signal Centralised control Block signalling Signalling block systems Token (railway signalling) Ellis, Iain (2006). Ellis'
Block_post
Method of controlling single line railways
In railway signalling, a token is a physical object which a train driver is required to have or see before entering onto a particular section of single
Token_(railway_signalling)
State railway company of India
Remaining routes are based on absolute block signalling with trains manually controlled by signal men from the signal boxes typically located at stations
Indian_Railways
Rail traffic control systems used in Norway
The signalling system used on the rail transport in Norway is regulated by Trafikkregler for jernbanenettet (TJN). The first signalling system on the
Norwegian_railway_signalling
Swedish railway signalling system
aspect. Single and Double Green signals work the other way with Norwegian railway signalling and Danish railway signalling [da] and it would be unsafe for
Swedish_railway_signalling
Railway cab signalling system
Automatic Train Protection (ATP) is a method of beacon based railway cab signalling developed by British Rail. The system was installed on the Great Western
Automatic Train Protection (United Kingdom)
Automatic_Train_Protection_(United_Kingdom)
French rolling stock manufacturer
It is active in the fields of passenger transportation, rail services, signalling, and locomotives, producing high-speed, suburban, regional and urban trains
Alstom
Beacon or transponder used on railways
train signalling for Europe. The first Eurobalises were tested in 1996 and later train protection systems used them as a basis for their signalling needs
Balise
Italian railway gadgets
"searchlight" type on conventional lines, and of the ERTMS cab signalling on high-speed lines. The signalling practice in the early days of Italian railways was not
Italian_railway_signalling
Railway fail-safe against human error
additional magnets to be placed between distant and home signals or data transfer from the signalling system to the onboard computer is continuous (e.g., LZB)
Train_protection_system
Electrical device used to detect the presence of trains on rail tracks
except to the signalling system, which no longer has natural breaks in the rail to form block sections. The only method to form discrete blocks in this scenario
Track_circuit
American company (1881–2009)
CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) US&S (1911). Automatic Block Signalling for Interurban Electric Railways. Swissvale, Pennsylvania. p. 33.{{cite
Union_Switch_&_Signal
System used in railway signalling
form of block signalling, which does not permit two trains to be within the same section of track (block) at the same time. Block signalling decreases
Axle_counter
Components of a train protection system
with the conventional (national) signal system either by connecting to the lineside railway signal or to the signalling control tower. A balise transmits
Eurobalise
System installed in trains to prevent collisions through driver error
compatible with the permitted speed allowed by signalling, including automatic stop at certain signal aspects. If it is not, ATP activates an emergency
Automatic_train_protection
also known as ATB Indonesian railway signalling "Railway line capacity consumption of different railway signalling systems under scheduled and disturbed
Dutch_railway_signalling
Train protection system in Japan
2011. It uses radio communication rather than traditional signals, and works as a moving block system. Communication between the train and the trackside
ATACS
American railroad products company
makers of signal equipment, Coast to Coast Signal Engineering and C&S Signaling, as well as a General Electric subsidiary involved in the signal industry;
Progress_Rail
1874 railway incident in Scotland
be demolished. The tragedy was heightened by the fact that the absolute block signalling system which would have prevented the disaster (by preventing
Bo'ness_Junction_rail_crash
Class of train protection systems for railways
stands for Cab Signalling-ATC), is an analogue ATC technology using ground-based control, and, like all ATC systems, used cab signalling. CS-ATC uses trackside
Automatic_train_control
Traffic control on Polish railways
Polish railway signalling (PKP) system provides a complex outlook of traffic situations, yet is quite easy to understand. Most signals are colour lights
Polish_railway_signalling
Railway signals in Germany are regulated by the Eisenbahn-Signalordnung (ESO, railway signalling rules). There are several signalling systems in use,
Railway_signals_in_Germany
British train identifier
discs were used by day in the place of lamps. With the advent of absolute block signalling, the class-based headcodes allowed signallers to identify and
Train_reporting_number
Railway rolling stock manufacturer
customized train set Maglev Transrapid (Shanghai) Trainguard MT - a signalling block systems based on CBTC Data Capture Unit (DCU) - Secure connectivity
Siemens_Mobility
Railway signalling systems used in Switzerland by different railway companies
railway signalling describes the railway signalling systems used in Switzerland by the different railway companies. There are two main types of signal, used
Swiss_railway_signalling
Railway points used as safety devices
Runaway truck ramp Runway safety area (RSA/RESA) for airplanes "Glossary of Signalling Terms, Railway Group Guidance Note GK/GN0802, Issue One". Rail Safety
Catch_points
Arrangement of railway signal apparatus
In railway signalling, an interlocking is an arrangement of signal apparatus that prevents conflicting movements through an arrangement of tracks such
Interlocking
Railway signalling system
Radio Electronic Token Block is a system of railway signalling used in the United Kingdom. It is a development of the physical token system for controlling
Radio_Electronic_Token_Block
Class of vehicle protection systems for railways
pp. 813–815. automatic train stop. Union Switch and Signal Co. (1911). Automatic Block Signalling for Interurban Electric Railways. Swissvale, PA. p. 33
Automatic_train_stop
German train protection system
PZB, or Indusi, is an intermittent cab signalling system and train protection system used in Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Israel, Serbia
Punktförmige_Zugbeeinflussung
Railway line in Italy
with absolute block signalling, saw at the beginning of the nineties the complete automation of level crossings and the abolition of these signalling systems
Rome–Frascati_railway
Railway track status technology
all of the cab signal current so that following trains might receive an incorrect aspect. Trains of this type must be given absolute block protection to
Pulse_code_cab_signaling
Railway signalling system
railway signalling that originated in North America. CTC consolidates train routing decisions that were previously carried out by local signal operators
Centralized_traffic_control
The signalling system used on the railway network in Finland comprises color-light signals and fixed signs, used together with the Automatic Train Control
Finnish_railway_signalling
Maximum occupancy of a route in a given time
travellers and infrastructure Moving block Railway signalling Signalling block system Absolute block signalling "route capacity". The Free Dictionary
Route_capacity
Railway signaling system
require the use of moving block railway signalling, but in practice this is the most common arrangement. Traditional signalling systems detect trains in
Communications-based train control
Communications-based_train_control
Czech private commercial company
development and production of communication, signalling and signalling equipment for railway transport, light signalling equipment for road transport and other
AŽD_Praha
Former Canadian rolling stock and rail transport manufacturer
Werk-Sued Mannheim – rail vehicle drive and control systems; passenger and signalling systems; inductive charging (PRIMOVE); as well as project management,
Bombardier_Transportation
South Korean machinery manufacturer
(Korean: 현대로템), is a South Korean manufacturer of railway rolling stock, railway signalling, defense products and plant equipment. It is a member of Hyundai Motor
Hyundai_Rotem
Overview of train traffic management
signalling. Signalling in the UK uses route signalling. Most railway systems around the world, however, use speed signalling. Under route signalling,
Application of railway signals
Application_of_railway_signals
Signal box in London Borough of Southwark, London, England
London Bridge Area Signalling Centre (ASC) was a signalling centre on the Kent Route of Network Rail, principally covering the line from London (Charing
London Bridge Area Signalling Centre
London_Bridge_Area_Signalling_Centre
Railway operating rulebook
to enhance railway safety. The rules cover employee responsibilities, signalling equipment, procedures for safe train movement, dealing with accidents
Canadian_Rail_Operating_Rules
Train protection system
achieved. Trackside signalling is not mandatory and can be replaced with cab signalling using DMI. It is considered to be a "quasi-moving-block" system. This
Chinese_Train_Control_System
Transportation company
agreement for the sale of Hitachi Rail’s main line signalling business in France and its signalling business units in Germany and the UK. The company's
Hitachi_Rail_STS
Regional signalling centres on the mainland British railway network
Railways and not Network Rail. The ROCs function as signalling and control centres with signalling staff, train operating company (TOC) staff and Network
Rail_operating_centre
Modern railway signalling in Thailand on the mainline employs color light signals and computer-based interlocking. The State Railway of Thailand is currently
Thai_railway_signalling
Railway signalling device
In railway signalling, a treadle is a mechanical or electrical device that detects that a train wheel has passed a particular location. They are used where
Treadle_(railway)
Structural fence designed to physically stop falling rocks from reaching the tracks
sensing, using cameras Pass of Brander stone signals "Railway Signalling and Operations, Glossary of Signalling Terms". Retrieved 2007-05-02.{{cite web}}:
Railway_slide_fence
Railway signaling system
is a cab signalling system that can be superimposed on the existing signalling system, leaving the fixed signalling system (national signalling and track-release
European_Train_Control_System
Contents: A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Absolute block signalling A British signalling scheme designed to ensure the safe operation of a railway
Glossary of United Kingdom railway terms
Glossary_of_United_Kingdom_railway_terms
Train protection system in North America
1000 feet from the absolute stop signal itself. To pass the stop signal or otherwise move the train in absence of a more favorable signal indication a Stop
Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System
Advanced_Civil_Speed_Enforcement_System
Rail rolling stock manufacturer
wagons. Non-rolling stock businesses included railway electrification and signalling infrastructure. On 8 May 1995, ABB and Daimler-Benz proposed a merger
Adtranz
Warning system for train drivers used in Ireland
(CAWS) is a form of cab signalling and train protection system used in Ireland to help train drivers observe and obey lineside signals. CAWS has been in use
Continuous Automatic Warning System
Continuous_Automatic_Warning_System
Railroad grade crossing signal
type of railroad grade crossing signal once common in North America, referring to its pendulum-like motion that signaled a train's approach. The device
Wigwag_(railroad)
Railway line in Sussex, England
over until Southerham Junction, from which absolute block signalling takes over through to Hastings. Signal boxes were situated at Berwick, Polegate Crossing
East_Coastway_line
Spanish train protection system
Anuncio de Señales y Frenado Automático (ASFA; "Announcement of Signals and Automatic Braking") is an Automatic Train Protection system widely deployed
Anuncio de Señales y Frenado Automático
Anuncio_de_Señales_y_Frenado_Automático
Type of train protection system
Congress.[citation needed] Railroads that operate lines equipped with cab signalling and existing Automatic Train Control systems have argued that their proven
Positive_train_control
Train protection system
track: Stop (home signals): positive - negative, concurrent Caution (distant signals): negative - positive, concurrent Caution (home signal): positive - positive
Integra-Signum
Anglo-Australian railway parts manufacturer
Brake & Signal Holdings becoming Siemens Rail Automation Holdings Limited. With this, the Westinghouse name disappeared from the railway signalling industry
Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company
Westinghouse_Brake_and_Signal_Company
Sign with level crossings, often in a cross
barrier that descends to block the road and prevent traffic from crossing the tracks. The Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, a multilateral treaty
Crossbuck
Train protection system in South Korea
general and high-speed lines), KTCS-3 (next-generation system based on Moving block) and KTCS-M (formerly was KRTCS-1, for Urban rail transit). Before the development
Korean_Train_Control_System
Set of instructions to a train crew
receiving crew. Track warrants are sometimes used in conjunction with a block signal system to provide rear-end protection against following trains.[better source needed]
Track_Warrant_Control
American manufacturer of railway signaling equipment
railway signalling. The company manufactured automatic block signaling systems, disc signals (also called "banjo" signals), a rotating semaphore signal, grade
Hall_Signal_Company
System for safely moving trains
safely moving trains using train orders, as opposed to fixed signals or cab signalling. In train order operation, a "train order" is an order issued
Train_order_operation
American manufacturer of railway signaling equipment
Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Alstom Signalling Inc.(2010). "Rochester Signalling and Control Systems." Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback
General_Railway_Signal
Audible signal used at level crossings
In rail transport, a wayside horn is an audible signal used at level crossings. They can be used in place of, or in addition to, the locomotive's horn
Wayside_horn
Railway safety device
driver's cab for old machines. Communication between the ground-based signalling system and the in-cab equipment is made by the crocodile, an electrical
Crocodile (train protection system)
Crocodile_(train_protection_system)
month before Crewe North Junction closed. Signalling was handed over to Crewe Signalling Centre (a power signal box) which still exists to this day.[when
Crewe North Junction signal box
Crewe_North_Junction_signal_box
Railway signalling in New Zealand consists of a number of signalling technologies on the national rail network. The first railway line in New Zealand (apart
Railway signalling in New Zealand
Railway_signalling_in_New_Zealand
Terms used for passenger railway lines and equipment
double-track, absolute block signalling and without grade crossings. Others ran at (too) high speed on single-track right-of-way without block signalling – and
Passenger_rail_terminology
Former British company
largest signalling design and control engineering company within the UK. Its largest contract was awarded in 2004: a ten-year £850m re-signalling of eight
Westinghouse_Rail_Systems
during the early 1850s due to signalling failures. Saxby became interested in railway safety and invented an improved signalling lamp, giving considerable
John_Saxby
instructions. Railway signalling in Indonesia is influenced by Dutch signalling system and follows the Utrecht Convention on Railway Signaling, especially the
Indonesian_railway_signalling
Type of train protection system in Japan
the oldest subway line in Japan, where it, along with a new CS-ATC cab signalling system, replaced the line's previous mechanically-operated automatic train
Train automatic stopping controller
Train_automatic_stopping_controller
Train control system used in Australia
decided to equip the Port Augusta - Tarcoola section with conventional CTC signalling. ARTC - Lockheed Martin agreement.[self-published source?] Train Management
Advanced Train Management System
Advanced_Train_Management_System
British railway company
engineer in 1875, he introduced Absolute block signalling. During 1880–81 signal boxes were being built across the network and block instruments were moved into
London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
London,_Tilbury_and_Southend_Railway
Village in Cumbria, England
single block (see British absolute block signalling) with point switching being carried out by the train driver / guard. The Rowrah No. 1 Signal box was
Rowrah
Rail signaling equipment
similar to mechanical train stops, stopping the train if it passes an absolute stop signal. It is useful where light rail shares tracks with mainline railroad
Intermittent inductive automatic train stop
Intermittent_inductive_automatic_train_stop
Train protection system
signals for the driver (for example, the speed limits are not indicated). This is because the KVB is a train protection system, not a cab-signalling system
Contrôle de vitesse par balises
Contrôle_de_vitesse_par_balises
ABSOLUTE BLOCK-SIGNALLING
ABSOLUTE BLOCK-SIGNALLING
Male
English
Surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English brocc BROCK means "badger."
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from Middle High German bloch, Middle Dutch blok ‘block of wood’, ‘stocks’. The surname probably originated as a nickname for a large, lumpish man, or perhaps as a nickname for a persistent lawbreaker who found himself often in the stocks.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who blocks, as in shoemaking and bookbinding, from Middle English blok ‘block’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized spelling of Bloch (see Vlach).Adriaen Coertsz Block was a Dutch-born merchant-explorer who traded along the CT coast and Long Island shortly after Hudson’s voyage to the region in 1609. Block Island, between the north fork of Long Island and RI, which he used as a base of operations, is named after him.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Telugu
Absolute
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Dark; Dark Skinned
Boy/Male
Hindu
Absolute
Boy/Male
Indian
Absolute.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle English, Old English loc ‘lock’, ‘fastening’.English : topographic name for someone who lived near an enclosure, a place that could be locked, Middle English loke, Old English loca (a derivative of loc as in 1). Middle English loke also came to be used to denote a barrier, in particular a barrier on a river which could be opened and closed at will, and, by extension, a bridge. The surname may thus also have been a metonymic occupational name for a lock-keeper.English, Dutch, and German : nickname for a person with fine hair, or curly hair, from Middle English loc, Middle High German lock(e) ‘lock (of hair)’, ‘curl’.Americanized spelling of German Loch.
Boy/Male
German American English
Boy/Male
English
Dark.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a man with some fancied resemblance to a he-goat, Middle High German boc, or a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of a goat.Altered spelling of German Böck (see Boeck) or Bach.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Bock ‘he-goat’.English : variant of Buck.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Keval Kumar | கேவலகà¯à®®à®¾à®°
Absolute
Keval Kumar | கேவலகà¯à®®à®¾à®°
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, German, Indian, Irish
Stream; Badger
Boy/Male
British, English, Irish
Woods; Fortified Place; Bright; Radiant
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a small plot of land, from Middle English plocke ‘small piece of ground’.Americanized spelling of German Ploch.Variant of German Block.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and North German
English, Scottish, and North German : variant of Brook.English, Scottish, and Scandinavian : nickname for a person supposedly resembling a badger, Middle English broc(k) (Old English brocc) and Danish brok (a word of Celtic origin; compare Welsh broch, Cornish brogh, Irish broc). In the Middle Ages badgers were regarded as unpleasant creatures.English : nickname from Old French broque, brock ‘young stag’.Dutch : from a personal name, a short form of Brockaert .South German : nickname for a stout and strong man from Middle High German brocke ‘lump’, ‘piece’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : probably an acronymic family name from Jewish Aramaic bar- or Hebrew ben- ‘son of’, and the first letter of each part of a Yiddish double male personal name. Compare Brill.Jewish (from Poland) : habitational name from Brok, a place in Poland.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Telugu
Absolute
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly from Middle English bleik, blek(e) ‘pallid’, ‘sallow’ (from Old Norse bleikr ‘pale’) with alteration of the vowel, although Reaney suggests it may be a nickname derived from Middle English blikie(n) ‘to shine or gleam’ (from Old English blīcian).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : origin uncertain; possibly from German Blick or Yiddish blik ‘glance’, ‘look’, and based on some now irrecoverable anecdote.German : Prussian variant of Blek, a nickname from Middle High German blic ‘shine’.German : short form of the Low German occupational name Blickslager ‘tinsmith’. Compare Bleck.German : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Bligger, Blickhart, based on blic ‘gleam’, ‘shine’, later ‘pale’.
Male
English
The Badger
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; possibly a nickname for someone with thick curly hair, from Old French floc ‘stable of wool’. Alternatively, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a shepherd, from Old English flocc ‘herd’, ‘company’.German : unexplained.German (Flöck) : variant of Flück (see Fluck), or from a pet form of a personal name formed with Old Saxon flÅd ‘flood’.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : from Middle English blak(e) ‘black’ (Old English blæc, blaca), a nickname given from the earliest times to a swarthy or dark-haired man.Scottish and English : from Old English blÄc ‘pale’, ‘fair’, i.e. precisely the opposite meaning to 1, and a variant of Blake 2. Blake and Black are found more or less interchangeably in several surnames and place names.English : variant of Blanc as a Norman name. The pronunciation of the nasalized vowel gave considerable difficulty to English speakers, and its quality was often ignored.Scottish and Irish : translation of various names from Gaelic dubh ‘black’ (see Duff).Danish and Swedish : generally, probably the English and Scottish name, but in some cases perhaps a variant spelling of Blak, a nickname from blak ‘black’.In some cases, a translation of various names meaning ‘black’, for example German and Jewish Schwarz.
ABSOLUTE BLOCK-SIGNALLING
ABSOLUTE BLOCK-SIGNALLING
Male
Arthurian
, knight of the Stranger Beast.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Protecting God; Lord Siva
Boy/Male
Tamil
Ambition
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Wise Pious
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Gift
Girl/Female
Tamil
Anjanie | அநà¯à®œà®¨à¯€à®
Mother of Lord Hanuman, Illusion (Maya), Hotness
Girl/Female
Swedish
Graceful light.
Boy/Male
Irish American
Prince; smelly hair.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Handsome and Sweet
ABSOLUTE BLOCK-SIGNALLING
ABSOLUTE BLOCK-SIGNALLING
ABSOLUTE BLOCK-SIGNALLING
ABSOLUTE BLOCK-SIGNALLING
ABSOLUTE BLOCK-SIGNALLING
adv.
In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; wholly; positively.
a.
Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promise or command; absolute power; an absolute monarch.
a.
Pure; unmixed; as, absolute alcohol.
v. t.
A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc.
v. t.
Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a hindrance; an obstacle; as, a block in the way.
a.
No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as, an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; -- applied chiefly to words, writings, or observances.
v. t.
To lock, or fasten as with a lock.
v. i.
To become obsolete; to go out of use.
v. t.
To absolve; as, to solute sin.
a.
Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence in government; as, the case absolute. See Ablative absolute, under Ablative.
a.
Soluble; as, a solute salt.
n.
A black garment or dress; as, she wears black
a.
Viewed apart from modifying influences or without comparison with other objects; actual; real; -- opposed to relative and comparative; as, absolute motion; absolute time or space.
v. t.
A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below.
n.
To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.
n.
One who is resolute; hence, a desperado.
v. t. & i.
Resolving, or explaining; as, the Resolute Doctor Durand.
n.
A black pigment or dye.
a.
Complete in itself; perfect; consummate; faultless; as, absolute perfection; absolute beauty.