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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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001550
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
Synonymsadventure; distress; harm's way; peril; jeopardy; threat; menace; hazard
See alsoDanger signal; Signal passed at danger
TranslationsGerman: 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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