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barnstorm

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Verb (intransitive)
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barn=storm

CIDE DICTIONARY

barnstormv. i. & t. [Barn + storm, v.].
  •  To travel from place to place, making brief stops.  [PJC]
  •  To fly an airplane from place to place, usually at small airports, doing flying stunts or flying passengers for sightseeing, for the purpose of earning money.  [PJC]
  •  to tour the country to solicit votes.  [WordNet 1.5]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

barnstorm, v.intr.
1 tour rural districts giving theatrical performances (formerly often in barns).
2 US make a rapid tour holding political meetings.
3 US Aeron. give informal flying exhibitions; do stunt flying.

Derivative
barnstormer n.

THESAURUS

barnstorm

act, act as foil, appear, come out, control, copilot, drive, emote, emotionalize, fly, get top billing, manipulate, mime, pantomime, patter, peel off, perform, pilot, play, play the lead, playact, register, sketch, solo, star, steal the show, stooge, tread the boards, troupe, upstage

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