CEFR B2

switchman

noun

Meaning

switchman means a person who operates railway switches which route trains onto rail tracks. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses switchman to mean a person who operates railway switches which route trains onto rail tracks.
The teacher asked students to find switchman in the reading.

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switchman (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses switchman to mean a person who operates railway switches which route trains onto rail tracks.
The teacher asked students to find switchman in the reading.
Check the words around switchman to choose the right meaning.

How to Use switchman

a/the switchman (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a switchman."
switchman in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked switchman in context before translating it."

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