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

*Seaspeak


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