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BOAT WHISTLE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A whistle on a boat that is sounded as a warning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("boat whistle" is a kind of...):
whistle (acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound)
Holonyms ("boat whistle" is a part of...):
boat (a small vessel for travel on water)