train whistle

collocation in English

meaningsoftrainandwhistle

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train
noun
uk
/treɪn/us
/treɪn/
a railway engine connected to carriages for carrying people or to wheeled containers for ...
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whistle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwɪs.əl/us
/ˈwɪs.əl/
the sound made by someone or ...
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(Definition oftrainandwhistlefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftrain whistle

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Seetrainwhistlefor a description of the whistle code used to communicate.
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But they also hear atrainwhistleand run towards the sound.
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As thetrainwhistleblows, she pushes him away.
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Thetrainwhistleblew and dopplered down in pitch.
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The minutes seemed like hours, but then there came the shrill sound of thetrainwhistle.
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The motorist, who observers reported was playing his radio at high volume, did not hear thetrainwhistle and attempted the cross the tracks despite an approaching train.
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They hear atrainwhistleand, thinking they have finally found a way out of the town, rush to the train station and board the empty train.
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As the bus crossed the tracks the occupants failed to hear the sound of thetrainwhistleand ringing bell.
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It featured a fast, low-fi, death-thrash style, though it also utilized atrainwhistle, a saxophone, bongos and a kazoo.
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People have reported the apparitional sound of atrainwhistleat this location since shortly after the accident.
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Atrainwhistlegets them all rushing out onto the platform, but it is a slow stopping train pulling only one coach.
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Train whistles may also be played in this manner evoking the same emotions.
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Train whistles of the freight trains at night and dawn are frequently heard throughout the village.
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His vocals included bird calls, train whistles and yodels.
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This whistle is still considered the king of train whistles.
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The soundscape of the world outside the zone is the same as before, characterized by train wheels, foghorns of a ship and train whistles.
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The viewer hears train whistles blowing and sees the flag near the train station shake in the wind.
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A very active train track runs close by the outdoor stage - performers have had to become accustomed to train whistles blowing during shows.
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But the most beloved of all three-chime train whistles to the public and railroaders alike were the deep-chorded steamboat minor long-bells.
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Train whistles generally produce three or four different frequencies at the same time to produce a non-major chord (in some countries), that is distinct, loud, and low in pitch.
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