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    BOAT WHISTLE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A whistle on a boat that is sounded as a warningplay

    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)

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