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whistlestop

whistlestop noun: a minor railway station at which a train stops if specifically requested. Also the alternative form of whistle-stop.

Noun

whistlestop (plural whistlestops)

  1. (US, dated) A minor railway station at which a train stops if specifically requested.

Also used as

whistlestop is also the alternative form of whistle-stop.

Forms of whistlestop

Noun
pluralwhistlestops
Verb
third-person singular presentwhistlestops
present participlewhistlestopping
past participlewhistlestopped
pastwhistlestopped

Origin of whistlestop

From whistle + stop.

Phrases with whistlestop

Questions about whistlestop

What does whistlestop mean?
Whistlestop means a minor railway station at which a train stops if specifically requested.
What part of speech is whistlestop?
Whistlestop is a noun.
What is the plural of whistlestop?
The plural of whistlestop is whistlestops.

Words near whistlestop in the dictionary

  1. whistles in the dark
  2. whistles in the wind
  3. whistles past
  4. whistles past the graveyard
  5. whistles up
  6. whistlestop
  7. whistlestop tour
  8. whistlestop tours
  9. whistlestopped
  10. whistlestopping
  11. whistlestops

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