flag stop

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:
1845–50, Americanism
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flag stop

noun
a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal [syn: whistle stop
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