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Flag stop   /flæg stɑp/   Listen
Flag stop

noun
1.
A small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal.  Synonyms: way station, whistle stop.





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... Tommy," said Frank. "The place is eight miles from the nearest station, which is a flag stop out in the wilds. And, even if you could find a cab there—which you couldn't—there isn't a taxi driver in Jersey who'd take you up into those mountains on a day like this. No, we'll have to drive. It'll be okay. I've got chains on the rear and a heater in the old coupe, so it shouldn't ...
— Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 • Various


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