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chime whistles

chime whistles is the plural of chime whistle.

Meaning of chime whistle

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

Questions about chime whistles

What is chime whistles the plural of?
Chime whistles is the plural of chime whistle.

Words near chime whistles in the dictionary

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

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