BARNSTORM


Meaning of BARNSTORM in English

barn ‧ storm /ˈbɑːnstɔːm $ ˈbɑːrnstɔːrm/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: barn + storm 'to attack' ; from the performance of traveling actors in barns ]

American English to travel from place to place making short stops to give political speeches, theatre performances, or aircraft flying shows

—barnstormer noun [countable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.