WHISTLE STOP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does whistle stop mean? 

• WHISTLE STOP (noun)
  The noun WHISTLE STOP has 1 sense:

1. a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal

  Familiarity information: WHISTLE STOP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHISTLE STOP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

flag stop; way station; whistle stop

Hypernyms ("whistle stop" is a kind of...):

railroad station; railroad terminal; railway station; train depot; train station (terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods)