/tow"euhr meuhn/ , n. , pl. towermen .
1. Railroads. a person who works in a switch tower and, by means of a signal box, directs the movement of trains.
2. Aviation. an air-traffic controller.
[ 1890-95, Amer. ; TOWER 1 + -MAN ]
/tow"euhr meuhn/ , n. , pl. towermen .
1. Railroads. a person who works in a switch tower and, by means of a signal box, directs the movement of trains.
2. Aviation. an air-traffic controller.
[ 1890-95, Amer. ; TOWER 1 + -MAN ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012