Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whistlestop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
whistlestop
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A minor railway station at which a train stops if specifically requested.

American usage; Dated

verb

Alternative form of whistle-stop.

Etymology

From whistle + stop.

Usage

Inflected Forms

whistlestops (plural) whistlestops (present, singular) whistlestopping (participle, present) whistlestopped (participle, past) whistlestopped (past)

Questions

What does whistlestop mean?
A minor railway station at which a train stops if specifically requested.
Where does whistlestop come from?
From whistle + stop.

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