guardascambi
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard, to watch”) + scambi (“railroad switches, points”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
guardascambi m or f by sense (invariable)
- (railroad) switchman/switchwoman, pointsman/pointswoman (a person who operates railroad switches, which route trains onto the right tracks)
References edit
- ^ guardascambi in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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