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chime whistle

chime whistle noun: a steam whistle with at least two simultaneous tones.

Noun

chime whistle (plural chime whistles)

  1. (especially) A steam whistle with at least two simultaneous tones.
    • With a toot on her chime whistle, No. 6 set her 3 ft. 9 in. drivers [driving wheels] turning and we were off round the curve through Pennyburn works.1949 November and December, K. Longbottom, “By Goods Train to Gweedore”, in Railway Magazine, page 353

Forms of chime whistle

pluralchime whistles

Questions about chime whistle

What does chime whistle mean?
Chime whistle means a steam whistle with at least two simultaneous tones.
What part of speech is chime whistle?
Chime whistle is a noun.
What is the plural of chime whistle?
The plural of chime whistle is chime whistles.

Words near chime whistle in the dictionary

  1. Chimbote
  2. chimbs
  3. chime
  4. chime in
  5. chime up
  6. chime whistle
  7. chime whistles
  8. chime/strobe
  9. chime/strobes
  10. chimed
  11. chimed in

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