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Значения термина whistle stop на английском

A small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal.

Использование термина whistle stop на английском
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Diane, looks like Teresa Banks last worked at a roadhouse about ten miles outside of town at a whistle stop called Cross River.
My Life, My Tapes
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Derek Scally takes a notional whistle stop tour of the new member states to see what each will be up to on May 1st.
The Irish Times
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I spent more than a week tailing the third-in-line to the British throne on a whistle stop tour of Belize, the Bahamas, Jamaica and Brazil.
Reuters
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Obama will make an "anchor speech" outlining the U.S. vision for the Asia-Pacific to the Australian parliament on Thursday before a whistle stop in Darwin.
Reuters
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Slowly, they picked their way forward until a low whistle stopped them.
Antiphon
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He had been making for it when his officer's whistle stopped him.
A Texas Ranger
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The key clicked in the lock, and then the whistle stopped as Mac entered.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat / Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from th...
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While we were there, the population of the Whistle Stop day-care center showed up.
The new yorker
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The Glacier Discovery train to Spencer Whistle stop is an easy and fascinating day trip from Anchorage.
The South African
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But when he was out of hearing, the whistle stopped, and he put spurs to the horse.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 60, October, 1862 / A Magaz...
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Long, low whistle stops her, then club raps.)
Writing for Vaudeville
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A shrill whistle stopped me.
David Malcolm
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The whistle stopped short-Well ,Mousie
Miss Prudence: A Story of Two Girls' Lives.
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The two friends open The Whistle Stop Cafe with the help of their cook, Sipsey, and her son, Big George.
The Irish Times
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The whistle stopped again.
The Puppet Crown
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Fanny Flagg is better known for Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe and Welcome to the World Baby Girl.
The Guardian