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whistlestop tours

whistlestop tours is the plural of whistlestop tour.

Meaning of whistlestop tour

Noun

whistlestop tour (plural whistlestop tours)

  1. A trip by train in which one visits many locations along the way, especially if those locations are not major cities.
    • Gordon then accompanied the former Confederate president on what amounted to a whistlestop tour from Montgomery to Atlanta.1987, Gaines M. Foster, Ghosts of the Confederacy, →ISBN
  2. (by analogy) An overview of a subject which includes a number of illustrative examples.
    • This chapter is a whistlestop tour of basic marketing ideas.2009, Susannah Bowen, Steve Carey, How to Save Your Life, →ISBN

Questions about whistlestop tours

What is whistlestop tours the plural of?
Whistlestop tours is the plural of whistlestop tour.

Words near whistlestop tours in the dictionary

  1. whistles past
  2. whistles past the graveyard
  3. whistles up
  4. whistlestop
  5. whistlestop tour
  6. whistlestop tours
  7. whistlestopped
  8. whistlestopping
  9. whistlestops
  10. whistlewing
  11. whistlewings

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