1. to travel from place to place making political speeches or giving performances
2. to pilot an aircraft in exhibition flying with stunts and passenger rides
Usage: aviation; historical

Examples

• The candidate will barnstorm through five states this week.
• She decided to barnstorm across the Midwest to promote her book.
• The senator plans to barnstorm rural communities before the election.
• In the 1920s, pilots would barnstorm at county fairs.
• The aviator barnstormed across the country performing aerial stunts.
• Political candidates often barnstorm in swing states.
• The theater troupe will barnstorm small towns this summer.