I. ˈhwi-səl-ˌstäp, ˈwi- noun
Usage: often attributive
Date: circa 1925
1.
a. : a small station at which trains stop only on signal : flag stop
b. : a small community
2. : a brief personal appearance especially by a political candidate usually on the rear platform of a train during the course of a tour
II. intransitive verb
Date: 1952
: to make a tour especially in a political campaign with many brief personal appearances in small communities