barnstorm

== English == === Etymology === From barn +‎ storm (due to performances commonly delivered in barns). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɑːnstɔːm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɑɹnstɔɹm/ === Verb === barnstorm (third-person singular simple present barnstorms, present participle barnstorming, simple past and past participle barnstormed) To travel around the countryside making political speeches etc. (US) To appear at fairs and carnivals in exhibitions of stunt flying, sporting events, or theater. (US, of a sports team) To travel from town to town performing in front of small crowds. ==== Quotations ==== 1899, Mark Twain, as cited in 1901, J. B. Pond, Eccentricities of Genius, page 227 I'm not going to barnstorm the platform any more, but I am glad you have corralled Howells. ==== Derived terms ==== barnstormer barnstorming ==== Translations ==== === Noun === barnstorm (plural barnstorms) A series of appearances in small country towns, as by a politician or a travelling theatre group. ==== Translations ====