1. traveled through rural areas giving theatrical performances, political speeches, or exhibitions
Usage: past tense of barnstorm
2. performed stunts in an airplane for entertainment, especially in rural areas
Usage: aviation; historical

Examples

• The theater troupe barnstormed across the Midwest during the summer.
• The candidate barnstormed through small towns before the election.
• Early aviators barnstormed at county fairs in the 1920s.
• The pilot barnstormed with daredevil stunts to entertain crowds.
• They barnstormed the rural districts with their traveling show.
• The politician barnstormed through swing states during the campaign.
• Stunt pilots barnstormed across America after World War I.