"whistlestop" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: whistlestops [plural]
Etymology: whistle + stop Etymology templates: {{compound|en|whistle|stop}} whistle + stop Head templates: {{en-noun}} whistlestop (plural whistlestops)
  1. (US, dated) A minor railway station at which a train stops if specifically requested. Tags: US, dated
    Sense id: en-whistlestop-en-noun-dSwNc4G3 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17

Verb [English]

Forms: whistlestops [present, singular, third-person], whistlestopping [participle, present], whistlestopped [participle, past], whistlestopped [past]
Etymology: whistle + stop Etymology templates: {{compound|en|whistle|stop}} whistle + stop Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} whistlestop (third-person singular simple present whistlestops, present participle whistlestopping, simple past and past participle whistlestopped)
  1. Alternative form of whistle-stop Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: whistle-stop
    Sense id: en-whistlestop-en-verb-wpda7KK0

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for whistlestop meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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