drive-by


drive-by

(drīv′bī′)adj.1. Performed from a moving vehicle: a drive-by murder.2. Performed hastily or without adequate care.n. An act, such as a random shooting, performed from a moving vehicle.

drive-by

(ˈdraɪvˌbaɪ)
adj., n., pl. -bys. adj. 1. occurring while driving past a person: a drive-by shooting. 2. casual; superficial; offhand: a drive-by news analysis. 3. involving a brief stay in a hospital, clinic, etc.: a drive-by mastectomy. n. 4. a drive-by shooting. [1980–85]
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