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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A wheel in a railroad signal-tower or signal-cabin by which the gates protecting a highway or street which cross over the railroad are operated.
- noun A wheel either directly attached to, or geared to, the spindle of a largo gate-valve, or to a hydraulic gate, by which the valve or the gate may be opened and closed.
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