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/ˈ(h)wis(ə)lər/,
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whistlers, plural;
  1. A person who whistles

  2. An atmospheric radio disturbance heard as a whistle that falls in pitch, caused by lightning

  3. A robust Australasian and Indonesian songbird with a strong and typically hooked bill and a loud melodious call

  1. United States painter (1834-1903)
  2. someone who makes a loud high sound
  3. hoary marmot: large North American mountain marmot
  4. goldeneye: large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions
  5. thickhead: Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call
  6. Whistler were a British indie band who released two albums on the Wiiija label. Formed by Ian Dench after leaving EMF, the band consisted of Dench, Kerry Shaw (who had previously released a dance single through EMI called "Could This Be Love") and James Topham (who had previously played with ...
  7. The whistlers, shrike-thrushes and pitohuis are the c.50 species of birds from the subfamily Pachycephalinae. They are found in the ecozones of Australasia, Oceania and Indomalaya, but the vast majority of the species are found in Wallacea, New Guinea and Australia.Boles, W. E. (2007). ...
  8. Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver. ...
  9. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American franchise which spans several media and genres. It began in 1992 with the film Buffy the Vampire Slayer, written by Joss Whedon and directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui, and was resurrected as a television series in 1997. ...
  10. Whistler is a fictional character from the animated children's television series The Animals of Farthing Wood based upon the books of the same name by author Colin Dann. In the TV series he was voiced by Ron Moody but in the audio tapes he was voiced by Peter Woodthorpe. ...
  11. A Whistler is a very low frequency electromagnetic (radio) wave which can be generated, for example, by lightning. Frequencies of terrestrial whistlers are 1 to 30 kHz, with maximum usually at 3 to 5 kHz. ...
  12. The Whistler family are a notable artistic family from the south of England whose members include the prominent English national figures, brothers Rex Whistler and Laurence Whistler.
  13. Whistler is a Canadian television drama centring on the aftermath of the mysterious death of a local snowboard legend.
  14. The Whistler is one of American radio's most popular mystery dramas, with a 13-year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955.The Whistler was the most popular West Coast-originated program with its listeners for many years. ...
  15. Someone or something that whistles; A bird that whistles (applied regionally to various specific species); A whistling marmot; A goldeneye; An audio-frequency electromagnetic wave produced by atmospheric disturbances such as lightning
  16. (Whistlers) Radio waves generated by a flash of lightning, which travel along Earth's magnetic field out beyond the ionosphere and back to Earth. They arrive back with a descending pitch because the high-frequency end of the wave train arrives first (see Dispersion). [H76]
  17. (Whistlers) Small openings from isolated mold cavities to allow gases to escape easily. (See Vent.)
  18. an artillery FUZE deliberately set to make noise during its trajectory onto target so as to demoralize the enemy; also called WHIZ BANG. Designed in imitation of the psychological effect of the "Screaming MeMe", "Moaning Mini", "buzz-bomb" (DOODLEBUG), and BOXCAR CHARLIE from WWII. ...
  19. Becoming 1 & 2 - S2 - Demon who helped Angel decide to go to Sunnydale. He later told Buffy how to defeat Acathla
  20. British Rail Class 40, from the turbocharger sound; this nickname is also occasionally applied to British Rail Class 20 locomotives.^[52]
  21. Jean Malley on Fotopedia