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whistle-stop Definition

whistle-stop (hwisəl stäp′, wis-)

noun

  1. a small town, orig. one at which a train stopped only upon signal
  2. a brief stop in a small town as part of a tour, esp. in a political campaign; orig., such a stop in which the candidate spoke from the rear platform of a train

intransitive verb -·stopped′, -·stop′·ping

to make a series of whistle-stops