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FACTORY WHISTLE
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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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