steam whistle

collocation in English

meaningsofsteamandwhistle

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steam
noun[U]
uk
/stiːm/us
/stiːm/
the hot gas that is produced when ...
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whistle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwɪs.əl/us
/ˈwɪs.əl/
the sound made by someone or ...
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(Definition ofsteamandwhistlefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This began a 10 insteamwhistleand new building in 1900 (which still exists near water's edge).
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Thesteamwhistleand airhorn have been removed.
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This cry is often described as sounding similar to asteamwhistle.
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Period literature makes a distinction between a steam trumpet and asteamwhistle.
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The collieryssteamwhistleblew, signalling that an emergency was underway, drawing colliers and the families of those trapped to the pit head.
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As the castaways sob in frustration, they hear asteamwhistlefrom a ship.
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A flat plate on top of the vertical boiler provided a platform for thesteamwhistleand spring balance safety valve.
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He saluted the installation as usual by blowing thesteamwhistle.
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Sometimes stove-mounted kettles also have asteamwhistlethat indicates when the water has reached boiling point.
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The couple sealed their vows by pulling the shipssteamwhistletogether.
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The company produced many appliances, one of which was the popular long-bell three-chimesteamwhistle.
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Visitors can hear the old steam locomotive puff and chug throughout the countryside, which is accented by thesteamwhistle, bell and hiss of steam.
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In the following year an alarm bell was purchased, replacing first a suspended railway iron and sledgehammer in a barn, which was followed by an ineffectivesteamwhistle.
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There is another account that sets the invention of thesteamwhistleagainst the actual opening of the line in 1832, rather than associating it with a specific incident.
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A local engineering company installed an oldsteamwhistleoperated by compressed air; which has become the town smoko signal, sounding at 10am, noon, and 3pm.
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Swanson sought to develop an air horn which would mimic the sound of a classicsteamwhistle.
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