Drive-by Definition

drīvbī
drive-bys
adjective
Designating or of a shooting in which the gun is fired from a passing vehicle.
Webster's New World
Performed from a moving vehicle.
A drive-by murder.
American Heritage
Performed hastily or without adequate care.
American Heritage
Done quickly or in a cursory manner.
Wiktionary
noun
A drive-by shooting.
Webster's New World
An act, such as a random shooting, performed from a moving vehicle.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Drive-by

Noun

Singular:
drive-by
Plural:
drive-bys

Drive-by Sentence Examples

  • But she is perfectly amiable, and often condescends to drive by my humble abode.

  • I can just picture you spread-eagle over your Jeep, being frisked by some woman as all our friends drive by!

  • We could turn around and drive by.

  • Then the next day whilst sitting in a car outside a cinema, he is killed in a drive-by shooting.

  • The drive-by appraisal, combined with the recent sales prices of comparable homes in the area, will provide you with an accurate appraisal.

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Words Starting With

DDRDRI

Words Ending With

YBY

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