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barnstorm

Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːnstɔːm/

Definition of barnstorm

verb

[no object] chiefly North American
  • tour rural districts giving theatrical performances, originally often in barns: he barnstormed up and down both coasts and eventually played New York
  • make a rapid tour of an area as part of a political campaign: he was barnstorming down in Georgia [with object]:the speech he gives as he barnstorms the country
  • travel around giving exhibitions of flying and performing aeronautical stunts: (as noun barnstorming)barnstorming had become a popular occupation among many trained pilots

Derivatives

barnstormer

noun

barnstorm in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of barnstorm in the US English dictionary