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BOAT WHISTLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does boat whistle mean?
• BOAT WHISTLE (noun)
The noun BOAT WHISTLE has 1 sense:
1. a whistle on a boat that is sounded as a warning
Familiarity information: BOAT WHISTLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
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