a whistle-stop tour
21whistle — n. & v. n. 1 a clear shrill sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between nearly closed lips. 2 a similar sound made by a bird, the wind, a missile, etc. 3 an instrument used to produce such a sound. v. 1 intr. emit a whistle. 2 a… …
22tour — tour1 [ tur ] noun count *** 1. ) a trip in which you visit several places for pleasure: tour of: We went on a 10 day tour of central Africa. walking/bus tour: walking tours in the forests of northern California a ) a trip in which a person or… …
23tour — [n] journey; stint bout*, circle tour*, circuit, course, cruise, excursion, expedition, getaway*, go*, hitch*, hop*, jaunt*, junket, outing, overnight*, peregrination, progress, road, round*, roundabout*, round trip, run, shift, spell, stretch,… …
24tour — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 trip ADJECTIVE ▪ foreign (esp. BrE), international, national, nationwide, overseas, world ▪ American, European …
25whis|tle-stop — whistle stop, U.S. Informal. 1. a small, little known town along a railroad line at which a train stops only when signaled. 2. a stop at such a town or station for a brief appearance or speech, as in a political campaign tour: »When the campaign… …
26whis·tle-stop — /ˈwısəlˌstɑːp/ adj, always used before a noun US : relating to or involving a series of appearances by a politician in different communities during an election campaign a whistle stop speech He went on a whistle stop campaign/tour in the days… …
27Exotic Tour — The Exotic Tour was the second leg of Depeche Mode s infamous eighteen month 1993 94 Devotional Tour, seeing the band head out on a whistle stop ROW (Rest Of World) marathon. This appropriately named exotic leg of the tour brought the band to… …
281927-28 Waratahs tour of Britain, France and Canada — side of the time, conducted a world tour encompassing Ceylon, Britain, France and Canada on which they played five Tests and twenty six minor tour matches. The Queensland Rugby Union had collapsed in 1919 and would not be reborn until 1929… …
29Inauguration of Barack Obama — 2009 Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama Barack Obama takes the oath of office of the President of the United …
30Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008 — Infobox U.S. federal election campaign, 2008 committee = Obama for America campaign = U.S. presidential election, 2008 candidate = Barack Obama U.S. Senator 2005–present status = Announced February 10, 2007 Presumptive nominee June 3, 2008… …
