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wigwag in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Wigwag, wig wag, or wig-wag may
refer to:
Wigwag (railroad), a type of
railroad grade crossing signal...
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Wigwag is a
nickname for a type of
railroad grade crossing signal once
common in
North America,
referring to its pendulum-like
motion that
signaled a train's...
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Wigwag (more formally,
aerial telegraphy) is an
historical form of flag
signaling that p****es
messages by
waving a
single flag. It
differs from flag semap****...
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Wigwag is a form of flag
signalling using a
single flag.
Unlike most
forms of flag signalling,
which are used over
relatively short distances,
wigwag...
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invented the
wigwag, a
grade crossing signal used in transportation. Hunt, a
mechanical engineer from
Southern California,
invented the
wigwag in the early...
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signals to be used to
facilitate movement of
trains and to
require wigwag signals at some
railroad crossings for the
protection of motorists. The...
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Wigwag was an
American magazine published from 1988
until 1991.
Founded by
Alexander "Lex" Kaplen, who
worked at The New Yorker,
Wigwag eschewed celebrity...
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equipment at all
newly constructed level crossings.[citation needed] "
Wigwag" was the
nickname given to a type of
crossing signals once
common in North...
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Navajo expedition.
Using flags for
daytime signalling and a
torch at night,
wigwag was
tested in
Civil War
combat in June 1861 to
direct the fire of a harbor...
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Burnham Shops Seven railroad crossings, with five
wigwags. Two of the five
wigwags are upper-quadrant
wigwags from the
Magnetic Signal Company, one from the...
