"final whistle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: final whistles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} final whistle (plural final whistles)
  1. (sports) The blow of the whistle by the referee or other adjudicator signifying the end of the match. Categories (topical): Sports Translations (blow of the whistle signifying the end of the match): slutfløjt [neuter] (Danish), Schlusspfiff [masculine] (German), Abpfiff [masculine] (German), bitiş düdüğü (Turkish), son düdük (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-final_whistle-en-noun-JsjfakOm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for final whistle meaning in English (2.1kB)

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          "sense": "blow of the whistle signifying the end of the match",
          "word": "bitiş düdüğü"
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          "sense": "blow of the whistle signifying the end of the match",
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      "sense": "blow of the whistle signifying the end of the match",
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      "word": "slutfløjt"
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      "sense": "blow of the whistle signifying the end of the match",
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