whistle-stop



whistle-stop

1. A brief stop on a longer trip, especially by a politician. Are you going to see the presidential candidate on his whistle-stop here tomorrow?
2. A small town along a railroad line. Our town is just a whistle-stop, best known for its proximity to the train line that runs to the big city.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AnakinAN-a-kinPopular Culture
SherlockSHUR-lahk (English)Literature
Arness['a:nəs]
Kjellfrid-Norwegian
Irving['ə:viŋ]
AbelAY-bəl (English), ah-BEL (Spanish), ə-BEL (Portuguese)English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek