Danger
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001550
The stop indication of a railway signal, shown by a red light or a horizontal semaphore arm. A signal displaying it is said to be at danger, and a driver must not pass it without authority. Passing one without authority is recorded in British practice as a signal passed at danger, abbreviated SPAD.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-001550 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Rail equipment |
| Synonyms | adventure; distress; harm's way; peril; jeopardy; threat; menace; hazard |
| See also | Danger signal; Signal passed at danger |
| Translations | German: Gefahrstellung; Spanish: peligro; French: danger |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-IND-001550",
"term": "Danger",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "The stop indication of a railway signal, shown by a red light or a horizontal semaphore arm. A signal displaying it is said to be at danger, and a driver must not pass it without authority. Passing one without authority is recorded in British practice as a signal passed at danger, abbreviated SPAD.",
"synonyms": [
"adventure",
"distress",
"harm's way",
"peril",
"jeopardy",
"threat",
"menace",
"hazard"
],
"subject": "Rail equipment",
"see_also": [
"danger signal",
"signal passed at danger"
],
"translations": {
"de": "Gefahrstellung",
"es": "peligro",
"fr": "danger"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/danger/"
}
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