English Explanatory Dictionary

drive-by

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a crime, etc.: carried out from a moving vehicle.
  2. Done in a cursory or superficial manner with little regard for the issues involved; careless, offhand.
noun
  1. A crime, such as a shooting, carried out from a moving vehicle.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɹaɪvˌbaɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-drive-by.wav

Word forms

drive-by driveby drive by drive-bys

Related words

fly-by run by sail-by

Derived words

drive-by download drive-by media drive by shooting
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on D Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary