# starting signal

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A railway signal controlling the starting of trains from a station or some other location, nowadays usually a colour-light signal.
2. A signal to begin a race.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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