flag stop en · NOUN
Meanings
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(US) A train station at which trains stop only on request.
All trains stop at all stations, with the exception of a few "local" stations near Mombasa and an odd flag stop or two usually missed by the mails.
1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 263:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flag stops | Number=Plur | lexicographic |