ˈbärnzˌtȯrm, ˈbȧnzˌtȯ(ə)m, -nˌst- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
intransitive verb
1. : to tour through rural districts staging theatrical performances in barns or makeshift theaters usually in one-night stands
traveled with Will Benbon's road show … barnstorming through Mississippi — Tomorrow
2. : to travel from one town or locality to another making brief stops (as in campaigning or in the course of a concert or exhibition tour)
the candidates barnstormed through the Eastern states last week
barnstorming in Boston, Chicago, and Manhattan lecture halls — Time
3. : to pilot one's airplane in sightseeing flights with passengers or in exhibition stunts in an unscheduled itinerant course especially in rural districts
his barnstorming plane was forced down in a Minnesota swamp — Grace H. Flandrau
transitive verb
: to travel across while barnstorming
figure-skating troupes that barnstorm the country — American Guide Series: Minnesota
• barn·storm·er -mə(r) noun -s