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- Dictionarywhistle-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"
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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.
- English (US)
WHISTLE-STOP meaning: 1. used to describe a series of short...
- Znaczenie Whistle-Stop, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
whistle-stop definicja: 1. used to describe a series of...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
whistle-stop 의미, 정의, whistle-stop의 정의: 1. used to describe a...
- Whistle-Blower
WHISTLE-BLOWER definition: 1. a person who tells someone in...
- Stopover
STOPOVER definition: 1. a short stay in a place that you...
- Locomotive
LOCOMOTIVE definition: 1. the engine of a train 2. relating...
- Whist Drive
WHIST DRIVE definition: 1. a social occasion at which people...
- English (US)
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.
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.
noun. 1. US and Canadian. a. a minor railway station where trains stop only on signal. b. a small town having such a station. 2. a. a brief appearance in a town, esp by a political candidate to make a speech, shake hands, etc. b. (as modifier) a whistle-stop tour. verb whistle-stop Word forms: -stops, -stopping, -stopped. 3. (intransitive)
The term “whistle-stop” originated from the sound made by steam locomotives when they stopped at small stations along their route. These stops were often brief and uneventful, with passengers getting on or off quickly before the train continued on its journey.
Definition of whistle-stop adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define whistle-stop. whistle-stop synonyms, whistle-stop pronunciation, whistle-stop translation, English dictionary definition of whistle-stop. intr.v. whis·tle-stopped , whis·tle-stop·ping , whis·tle-stops To conduct a political campaign by making brief appearances or speeches in a series of small...
