Definition of "whistle-stop" []

• To conduct a political campaign by making brief appearances or speeches in a series of small towns. (verb-intransitive)

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• "The Iron Lady, directed by Phyllida Lloyd from an Abi Morgan script, opts for a breezy, whistle-stop tour through the unstable nitroglycerin of Thatcher's life and times."
• "The whistle-stop tour of military facilities is an important component of the delicate choreography between the two sides as they try to build what they call "strategic trust," while also learning more about each other's capabilities and ways of operating."
• "In August of this year, she paid me a visit whilst on a whistle-stop tour of the UK to visit relatives."