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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024drive-by /ˈdraɪvˌbaɪ/USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -bys. adj. [before a noun] - accomplished while driving past the victim in a moving vehicle:The gang member was killed in a drive-by shooting.
- casual;
superficial:a drive-by news report. - involving a brief stay in a hospital:drive-by surgery.
n. [countable] - a drive-by shooting.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024drive-by (drīv′bī′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bys, adj. n. - the action of driving by a specified locality, object, etc.:a drive-by of Nelson's Monument.
- a drive-by shooting:The gang member was killed in a drive-by.
adj. - consisting of or featuring a drive-by:We boarded the sightseeing bus for a drive-by tour of the nation's capital.
- occurring while driving past a person, object, etc.:a drive-by shooting.
- casual;
superficial;
offhand:a drive-by news analysis. - involving a brief stay in a hospital, clinic, etc.:a drive-by mastectomy.
- noun, nominal, adjective, adjectival use of verb, verbal phrase drive by
+ adj. - occurring while driving past a person:a drive-by shooting.
- casual;
superficial;
offhand:a drive-by news analysis. - involving a brief stay in a hospital, clinic, etc.:a drive-by mastectomy.
n. - a drive-by shooting.
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