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   whistle-stop

   /ˈwɪslstɒp/

   adjective

   • 1. very fast and with only brief pauses: "a whistle-stop tour of Britain"

   noun

   • 1. a small unimportant town on a railway: North American "she raised five kids in Hornepayne, a whistle stop along the CN Line north of Lake Superior"
   • ▪ a brief pause in a tour by a politician for an electioneering speech: North American "in politics, smoky back rooms long ago gave way to the whistle-stop and the radio exhortation"

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   What is a whistle-stop?

   • A whistle-stop is a brief stop on a longer trip, especially by a politician. For example: Are you going to see the presidential candidate on his whistle-stop here tomorrow? 1. It can also refer to a small town along a railroad line. For example: Our town is just a whistle-stop, best known for its proximity to the train line that runs to the big city.

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   Why is Lansdale called a whistle stop?

   • Lansdale was too small even to be called a "whistle stop," because no trains came near it. Why should he hang around this whistle stop for a wasted week-end, holding kitchen conversations with the unmighty living? Whistle stop definition: a small, unimportant town, especially one along a railroad line..

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   Why is shipmont called a 'whistle stop'?

   • Seventy-five miles south of Chicago there is a whistle-stop called Shipmont. Lansdale was too small even to be called a "whistle stop," because no trains came near it. Why should he hang around this whistle stop for a wasted week-end, holding kitchen conversations with the unmighty living?

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   What is a whistle-stop speech?

   • to take a trip consisting of several brief, usually overnight, stops. a whistle-stop speech; a whistle-stop tour of the Northwest. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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   When was Whistle-Stop first used?

   • The earliest known use of the verb whistle-stop is in the 1950s. OED's earliest evidence for whistle-stop is from 1952, in the Birmingham News (Birmingham, Alabama). is formed within English, by conversion. whistle-stop n. whistler, n. Old English–

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   What is a whistle-stop tour?

   • If someone, especially a politician, goes on a whistle-stop tour, they visit a lot of different places in a short time. The whistle-stop trips were squeezed into his schedule at the eleventh hour. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. US and Canadian a. b. 2. a. b. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Whistle-stop can be an adjective or a noun to describe a series of short visits to different places or a small town on a railway line. Learn more about its usage, synonyms and translations with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Learn the meaning of whistle-stop as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Whistle-stop can refer to a small station, a small community, or a brief personal appearance in a political campaign.

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   Whistle stop is a noun, verb and adjective that refers to a small, unimportant town, a short talk from a train, or a brief appearance in a town. Learn the origin, usage and examples of this Americanism from Dictionary.com.

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   The earliest known use of the verb whistle-stop is in the 1950s. OED's earliest evidence for whistle-stop is from 1952, in the Birmingham News (Birmingham, Alabama). whistle-stop is formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: whistle-stop n. See etymology.