whistle-stop

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See also: whistlestop, and whistle stop

English

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Etymology

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Named for the train whistle that is frequently blown before stopping in small towns.

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Noun

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whistle-stop (plural whistle-stops)

  1. (idiomatic) A small train station.
  2. (politics) A brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of public electioneering.

Usage notes

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  • The unhyphenated spelling, whistle stop, is more common in political usage (except when used attributively). Although originally strictly a US term, it is now used in the UK and elsewhere.

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Adjective

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whistle-stop (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Extremely brief and hurried.
    We've only got 30 minutes at the stadium, so I'll give you a whistle-stop tour.
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Verb

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whistle-stop (third-person singular simple present whistle-stops, present participle whistle-stopping, simple past and past participle whistle-stopped)

  1. (politics, intransitive) To make a brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of public electioneering.

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