1. whistle-stop - Noun
2. whistle-stop - Adjective
3. whistle-stop - Verb
whistle stop
Alternative form of whistle-stop
(idiomatic) A small train station.
(politics) A brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of public electioneering.
whistle-stop (not comparable)
(idiomatic) Extremely brief and hurried.
We've only got 30 minutes at the stadium, so I'll give you a whistle-stop tour.
whistle-stop (third-person singular simple present whistle-stops, present participle whistle-stopping, simple past and past participle whistle-stopped)
(politics, intransitive) To make a brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of public electioneering.
whistle stop
BHUJ: Anti-sabotage teams and the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) accompanied by State Reserve Police (SRP) personnel have swarmed the sensitive border district ahead of former US president Clinton's whistle-stop visit here on Wednesday. Source: Internet
He missed the whistle stop tour to the Geneva shoulder rub and talkfest on climate and the side excursion to Lamb Land for the pal-ly wal-ly chin wag with Johnno and our esteemed and beloved comrades from the East. Source: Internet
“I am coming straight up from England to do Dunfermline, Edinburgh and Glasgow so it will be a whistle-stop tour. Source: Internet
It's easy to lose a full day immersing yourself in the beauty of the area but we also wanted to see what Lancaster had to offer during our whistle stop tour. Source: Internet
Our whistle-stop tour started with a trip to Pennywell Farm where visitors are encouraged to get up close with the animals. Source: Internet
Bryan crusaded as well for legislation to support introduction of the initiative and referendum as a means of giving voters a direct voice, making a whistle-stop campaign tour of Arkansas in 1910. Source: Internet