flag station

noun

a railroad station where trains stop only when a flag or other signal is displayed or when passengers are to be discharged.

Also called flag stop .

Origin of flag station

An Americanism dating back to 1845–50

Words nearby flag station

flag seat, flagship, flag smut, Flagstad, flagstaff, flag station, flagstick, flagstone, flag up, flag-waver, flag-waving

Example sentences from the Web for flag station

It was called a flag-station, and it consisted of a shanty dumped inconsequentially into the sand and sagebrush.
The Road|Jack London
A flag-station on the railway brings the links within easy walking distance.
The Sunny Side of Ireland|John O'Mahony and R. Lloyd Praeger
The city was twenty miles inland from the little flag-station, and the flag-station was ten miles away from Jemmy Three.
Judith Lynn|Annie Hamilton Donnell
"It's a flag-station not far from Buffalo," announced48 Roger.
Dave Porter at Star Ranch|Edward Stratemeyer

I often thought that if I could choose my own station in life, my choice would be a flag-station on the railroad.
Phaeton Rogers|Rossiter Johnson

单词	flag station
释义	flag station noun a railroad station where trains stop only when a flag or other signal is displayed or when passengers are to be discharged. Also called flag stop . Origin of flag station An Americanism dating back to 1845–50 Words nearby flag station flag seat, flagship, flag smut, Flagstad, flagstaff, flag station, flagstick, flagstone, flag up, flag-waver, flag-waving Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flag station It was called a flag-station, and it consisted of a shanty dumped inconsequentially into the sand and sagebrush. The Road\|Jack London A flag-station on the railway brings the links within easy walking distance. The Sunny Side of Ireland\|John O'Mahony and R. Lloyd Praeger The city was twenty miles inland from the little flag-station, and the flag-station was ten miles away from Jemmy Three. Judith Lynn\|Annie Hamilton Donnell "It's a flag-station not far from Buffalo," announced48 Roger. Dave Porter at Star Ranch\|Edward Stratemeyer I often thought that if I could choose my own station in life, my choice would be a flag-station on the railroad. Phaeton Rogers\|Rossiter Johnson
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