railroad station vs whistle-stop

railroad station

noun
  • A place where trains stop for passengers to embark and disembark. 

whistle-stop

noun
  • A small train station. 

  • A brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of public electioneering. 

verb
  • To make a brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of public electioneering. 

adj
  • Extremely brief and hurried. 

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