[hwis-uh
l-stop, wis-] 
verb, -stopped, -stop⋅ping, adjective | 1. | to campaign for political office by traveling around the country, originally by train, stopping at small communities to address voters. |
| 2. | to take a trip consisting of several brief, usually overnight, stops. |
| 3. | occurring at a whistle stop; consisting of whistle stops: a whistle-stop speech; a whistle-stop tour of the Northwest. |
| whistlestop | |
verb | |
| tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election |