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What (who) is steam whistle - definition
Steam whistle
DEVICE USED TO PRODUCE SOUND WITH THE AID OF LIVE STEAM, WHICH ACTS AS A VIBRATING SYSTEM
Steam Whistle; Schlomdinger
A steam whistle is a device used to produce sound with the aid of live steam, which acts as a vibrating system (compare to train horn).
Train whistle
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AUDIBLE SIGNALING DEVICE ON A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE
Steam trumpet; Air whistle; Whistle code
A train whistle or air whistle (originally referred to as a steam trumpet) is an audible signaling device on a steam locomotive, used to warn that the train is approaching, and to communicate with rail workers. Modern diesel and electric locomotives primarily use a powerful air horn instead of a whistle as an audible warning device.
Dog whistle
WHISTLE THAT EMITS SOUND IN THE ULTRASONIC RANGE
Dogwhistle; Silent dog whistle; Galton whistle; Galton's whistle; Silent whistle; Dog whistles
A dog whistle (also known as silent whistle or Galton's whistle) is a type of whistle that emits sound in the ultrasonic range, which humans cannot hear but some other animals can, including dogs and domestic cats, and is used in their training. It was invented in 1876 by Francis Galton and is mentioned in his book Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development,Galton, Francis (1883).
Examples of use of steam whistle
1. How much more romantic it would have been if this ground–breaking journey from London to Paris had been accompanied by the chuffing of a mighty engine, an occasional steam whistle, and great billows of sooty smoke belching skywards.