Whistle Stop

Word WHISTLE STOP
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Definitions and meanings of "Whistle Stop"

What do we mean by whistle stop?

To conduct a political campaign by making brief appearances or speeches in a series of small towns. intransitive verb

A small train station. noun

Extremely brief and hurried. adjective

A small train station.

A brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of public electioneering.

A small useless town you'll find on the railroad. They'll likely consist of at least one gas station, a postal office, and maybe a department store or school if you're lucky. Urban Dictionary

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The word "whistle-stop" in example sentences

Mr. Carstens was in Lisbon and Madrid this week as part of a global whistle-stop tour to win support for his candidacy. ❋ Patricia Kowsmann (2011)

The shiny blue vintage rail car that carried Barack Obama on a whistle-stop tour through Pennsylvania during the presidential campaign will take him on a pre-inaugural ride from Philadelphia to Washington on Saturday, the symbolic last leg of his road to the White House. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Allen's whistle-stop foray into the history, culture and politics of Syria contains nuggets of interest but ultimately falls wide of the mark, leaving an unfilled space for a heavyweight account of travels from this currently tortured country. ❋ James Denselow (2011)

Though I've joked with my editor that we ought to do a whistle-stop tour through all the contiguous states, I doing my thing from the caboose while he hands out books to the amassed crowds. ❋ T.C. Boyle (2011)

There were plenty of false starts waiting for the Obama-Biden whistle-stop train to come through Edgewood, Md., reports Shruti L. Mathur. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Just last week, Anna Quindlen spoke at a RDB event and praised Vivien, saying she was the reason so many authors make Kansas City a whistle-stop. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The whistle-stop tour of military facilities is an important component of the delicate choreography between the two sides as they try to build what they call "strategic trust," while also learning more about each other's capabilities and ways of operating. ❋ Jeremy Page (2011)

No TAV then staged a whistle-stop tour at theaters and conference halls across the valley, where they blared the high-decibel recordings over hi-fidelity speakers for locals to hear. ❋ Stacy Meichtry (2011)

The whistle-stop tour also was scheduled to stop in Baltimore, as well as to slow down at several junctures along the way to greet the anticipated crowds of supporters. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It feels like a punishing schedule for a club that, until last July when they staged an eight-day whistle-stop tour to Malaysia and China, were hardly synonymous with far-flung close-season adventures. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Mrs. Kearney spent 40 years as docent after an earlier career as a staffer with the Democratic National Committee, where she participated in President Harry S. Truman's whistle-stop campaign tour in 1948. ❋ Post (2011)

The Iron Lady, directed by Phyllida Lloyd from an Abi Morgan script, opts for a breezy, whistle-stop tour through the unstable nitroglycerin of Thatcher's life and times. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In August of this year, she paid me a visit whilst on a whistle-stop tour of the UK to visit relatives. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Paul is conducting a "whistle-stop" tour of South Carolina today, with stops at five airports in the state. ❋ Unknown (2012)

In Alma, Ga., his motor coach whistle-stop drew 120 people and a high-school band. ❋ Elizabeth Williamson (2011)

"Yeah, make sure not to stop at the [whistle-stop] [ahead], those places are always full of pastures and [hookers] both somehow" ❋ Cahneera (2023)

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