whistle stop

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsflag stopway station

   Broaderrailway station

Questions about whistle stop

What does whistle stop mean?

whistle stop means "a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal".

What is another word for whistle stop?

Close synonyms include flag stop, way station. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is whistle stop a common word?