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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...
- Look up
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 (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 was a
mechanical engineer from
Southern California. He
invented the
wigwag in 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...
- for
signals to be used to
facilitate movement of
trains and to
require wigwag signals at some
railroad crossings for the
protection of motorists. The...
- of
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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developed a
system of
military signals based on sign
language known as
wigwag. Myer was
appointed to the rank of
major and to lead the
Signal Corps (albeit...
- city
streets had
their crossings protected by
these unique wigwags.
Virtually all the
wigwags were
replaced with
modern signals by the turn of the 21st...
