Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Depositivo hombre muerto

English translation:

Dead man's switch/device

Added to glossary by Ashok Pipal
Jan 2, 2008 04:53
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term

hombre muerto

Spanish to English Other Mechanics / Mech Engineering Locomotives
This appears as one of the heads in a check-list for the maintainer of the locomotives(Spain):
-Dispositivo hombre muerto: prueba de funcionamiento
-Luces de señal:prueba de funcionamiento
etc.

There is no separate description. Hence, can not provide more context.

Thanks in advance!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +6 dead man's switch/device
3 emergency button

Proposed translations

+6
29 mins
Selected

dead man's switch/device

HTH.
Ref.:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_man's_switch


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Note added at 30 mins (2008-01-02 05:23:35 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_man's_switch
Peer comment(s):

agree Daniel Burns (X)
26 mins
Thank you, Daniel.
agree tazdog (X)
1 hr
Thank you, Cindy.
agree Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales : Absolutely right!
4 hrs
Thanks, Elizabeth.
agree William Pairman : Spot on, protection in the event of the sudden death or disablement of the driver
4 hrs
Thank you, William.
agree Rachel Fell : http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1321598
4 hrs
Many thanks, Rachel.
agree Peter Clews : I've always known it as a "dead man's handle"
15 hrs
Thank you, pclews.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks. Special thanks to achell Fell for providing elaborated information."
2 hrs

emergency button

emergency button
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