WHISTLE-STOP


Meaning of WHISTLE-STOP in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .