1592954190000 1312632483000 term-93280 1616541075880 1312632593000 1616289794850 adlib fitz-online adlib-term-93280 2f56492b-8e5d-3546-8755-dec1be168c96 2 1 scope note Metal whistles traditionally used on ships by boatswain's mates to relay orders or to pipe senior naval officers aboard; they were grasped in the hand when blown, the pitch rising or falling as the hand was opened or closed. reference term-93279 adlib-term-93279 2c221e48-a538-35c9-8a5b-b1d289096174 boatswain's whistle V.TT.AFU.AFU.AFU.ALO.BIQ.AFU 1 code V.TT.AFU.AFU.AFU.ALO.BIQ.AFU 1 boatswains' whistles reference term-93273 adlib-term-93273 54aae883-f7d6-36f3-85a2-23046d34260d whistles boatswains' whistles term