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barnstorm

Posted on March 15, 2016March 15, 2016 by admin

barn storm
intransitive verb
1. to travel through rural areas giving performances, political speeches, exhibition contests, or the like.
2. to perform acts of stunt flying with a small plane, usu. at rural carnivals or fairs.

transitive verb
to travel through (a rural area) while barnstorming.
“Sanders barnstorms Midwest as Clinton’s lead narrows in several states.”

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