Steam Whistle
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).
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Famous quotes containing the words steam and/or whistle:
“Clean the spittoons.
The steam in hotel kitchens,
And the smoke in hotel lobbies,
And the slime in hotel spittoons:
Part of my life.”
—Langston Hughes (1902–1967)
“Daughter daughter whistle
And you shall have a sheep”
—Unknown. Whistle, Daughter, Whistle (l. 17–18)