whistlestop
/ˈwɪsəlˌstɑp/
adjective
- Relating to or involving a series of brief stops, especially in political campaigning.
- The candidate's whistlestop tour was exhausting but effective.
- The old whistlestop campaign style has been replaced by media appearances.
- They planned a whistlestop schedule to visit every county in one week.
noun
- A small, unimportant town or station where a train stops only if it is signaled to do so.
- He grew up in a whistlestop so small that everyone knew each other's names.
- The train barely slowed down as it passed the whistlestop in the middle of nowhere.
- Our road trip took us through one whistlestop after another, each with a single gas station.
- A brief appearance or speech made by a politician during a campaign, especially while traveling by train.
- During the election, the senator's whistlestop tour covered ten towns in two days.
- The president's whistlestop drew a crowd of hundreds eager to hear his promises.
- The candidate made a whistlestop at the county fair to shake hands with voters.
verb
- To travel or campaign by making many brief stops, especially by train.
- In the old days, candidates would whistlestop for weeks before the election.
- The governor whistlestopped across the state, giving short speeches at each station.
- They decided to whistlestop through the rural areas to connect with local farmers.
- To move quickly through a place, making only a short visit.
- We had to whistlestop through three museums in one afternoon to see everything.
- The CEO whistlestopped at the office for just an hour before flying to the next city.
- She whistlestopped at the grocery store on her way home, grabbing only milk and bread.