/hwis"euhl stop', wis"-/ , v. , whistle-stopped, whistle-stopping , adj.
v.i.
1. to campaign for political office by traveling around the country, originally by train, stopping at small communities to address voters.
2. to take a trip consisting of several brief, usually overnight, stops.
adj.
3. occurring at a whistle stop; consisting of whistle stops: a whistle-stop speech; a whistle-stop tour of the Northwest.
[ 1950-55 ]