FACTORY WHISTLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A whistle at a factory that is sounded to announce times for starting or stopping work

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("factory 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)

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