STEAM WHISTLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does steam whistle mean? 

• STEAM WHISTLE (noun)
  The noun STEAM WHISTLE has 1 sense:

1. a whistle in which the sound is produced by steam; usually attached to a steam boiler

  Familiarity information: STEAM WHISTLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STEAM WHISTLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A whistle in which the sound is produced by steam; usually attached to a steam boiler

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("steam 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 ("steam whistle" is a part of...):

boiler; steam boiler (sealed vessel where water is converted to steam)

calliope; steam organ (a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard)