Wymowy (2)
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/ˈstæk tɔːk/
Uwagi dotyczące wymowy
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈstæk ˌtɔk/
Uwagi dotyczące wymowy
- General-American
Rzeczownik
The sound made by the exhaust of a steam locomotive.
Użycie- użycie amerykańskie
- slangowe
- niepoliczalne
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Więcej przykładów (3)
[…] Father [Clement C.] Kubesh began making long dashes after trains to insure the correct pitch of sound or the proper placing of his car for the approach of a locomotive. He soon had recorded the "stack talk" of every type of locomotive on the Great Northern, Chicago and North Western, Northern Pacific and Union Pacific.
[T]he priest [Clement C. Kubesh] makes highly stylized recordings of train sounds. […] To him, every steam engine whistle has a recognizable quality and each puffing stack has its own "talk." […] One October, Father Kubesh spotted a potato warehouse about a quarter-mile from Drayton, N.D., on the Northern Pacific. Plugging in his recorder, he caught No. 13, a passenger train, and recorded the whistle, stack talk, and bell, while the train was rounding a bend and while rushing by the warehouse.
Enjoy the action as this giant 4-8-4 steam locomotive pulls heavy passenger trains over Christianburg Grade and Blue Ridge Grade. […] Highlights include […] Long, heavy trains with great stack talk