Tunnelspeak

Tunnelspeak
Tunnelspeak is a constructed language used by workers in the Channel Tunnel, using a limited vocabulary of French and English for ease of communication between workers with different native languages.

Examples

  • balise - the beacon mounted between the rails.
  • frappé - passing a signal

See also

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