EGAVE

barnstorm

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To travel around the countryside making political speeches etc.
  2. verb To appear at fairs and carnivals in exhibitions of stunt flying, sporting events, or theater.
  3. verb Of a sports team, to travel from town to town performing in front of small crowds.
  4. noun A series of appearances in small country towns, as by a politician or a travelling theatre group.

Similar words

whistlestop stump itinerate whistle-stop roadshow stump it take the stump bat around knock about barn dance

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Word family

barnstormed barnstormer barnstormers barnstorming barnstorms

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