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flag stop

flag stop noun: a train station at which trains stop only on request.

Noun

flag stop (plural flag stops)

  1. (US) A train station at which trains stop only on request.
    • All trains stop at all stations, with the exception of a few "local" stations near Mombasa and an odd flag stop or two usually missed by the mails.1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 263
    Synonyms:
    flag station

Synonyms of flag stop

Forms of flag stop

pluralflag stops

Questions about flag stop

What does flag stop mean?
Flag stop means a train station at which trains stop only on request.
What part of speech is flag stop?
Flag stop is a noun.
What is the plural of flag stop?
The plural of flag stop is flag stops.

Words near flag stop in the dictionary

  1. flag state
  2. flag states
  3. flag station
  4. flag stations
  5. flag staves
  6. flag stop
  7. flag stops
  8. Flag Town
  9. flag up
  10. flag, motherhood and apple pie
  11. flag-bearer

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