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adj
Extremely brief and hurried.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A small train station.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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noun
A brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of public electioneering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
To make a brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of public electioneering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: government, politics
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History
Named for the train whistle that is frequently blown before stopping in small towns.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
