passed on a signal

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• signal — [16] Latin signālis meant ‘of a sign’ (it was derived from signum ‘mark, token’, source of English sign). It came to be used as a noun, and passed via medieval Latin signāle into Old French as seignal. This was later relatinized into signal, in… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• signal — [16] Latin signālis meant ‘of a sign’ (it was derived from signum ‘mark, token’, source of English sign). It came to be used as a noun, and passed via medieval Latin signāle into Old French as seignal. This was later relatinized into signal, in… …   Word origins

• all-clear signal — signal that everything is OK, sign that the danger has passed, signal that the situation is safe …   English contemporary dictionary

• Railway semaphore signal — One of the earliest forms of fixed railway signal is the semaphore. These signals display their different indications to train drivers by changing the angle of inclination of a pivoted arm . Semaphore signals were patented in the early 1840s by… …   Wikipedia