| 单词 | factory whistle |
| 释义 | factory whistle (once / 111503 pages) n WORD FAMILY factory whistle: factory whistles USAGE EXAMPLESAn industrial museum in a shuttered Pennsylvania steel plant has finally blown the factory whistle and opened the punch clock for visitors. Seattle Times(Aug 04, 2016) “I miss the sound of the refinery,” he said, “the factory whistle” between shifts, “the smell of guarapo,” fresh sugarcane juice. Washington Times(May 30, 2015) The protests began Tuesday with employees called to stand outside their workplaces at noon while factory whistles sounded from dozens of enterprises. Los Angeles Times(May 21, 2014) n a whistle at a factory that is sounded to announce times for starting or stopping work Hyper 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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