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whistle post

whistle post noun: a sign marking a location where a locomotive engineer is required to sound the horn or whistle.

Noun

whistle post (plural whistle posts)

  1. A sign marking a location where a locomotive engineer is required to sound the horn or whistle.
    Synonyms:
    whistle board

Synonyms of whistle post

Forms of whistle post

pluralwhistle posts

Questions about whistle post

What does whistle post mean?
Whistle post means a sign marking a location where a locomotive engineer is required to sound the horn or whistle.
What part of speech is whistle post?
Whistle post is a noun.
What is the plural of whistle post?
The plural of whistle post is whistle posts.

Words near whistle post in the dictionary

  1. whistle notes
  2. whistle past
  3. whistle past the graveyard
  4. whistle pig
  5. whistle pigs
  6. whistle post
  7. whistle posts
  8. whistle register
  9. whistle registers
  10. whistle stop
  11. whistle up

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