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uk /ˈbɑːn.stɔːm/ us /ˈbɑːrn.stɔːrm/ mainly US

› to travel to a lot of small towns and make political speeches to try to get people's votes or support:

› In the past, to barnstorm was to travel to a lot of small towns and perform flying tricks in aircraft.

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