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Certainly we're going to continue to see those commercials that I call 30-second drive-by shootings. And they're going to have a lot of money to do it. But we're going to combat it.
Tom Barrett

Meaning of "drive-by" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRIVE-BY

drive-by  [ˈdraɪvbaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRIVE-BY

noun
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preposition
conjunction
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Drive-By is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRIVE-BY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Drive-by shooting

A drive-by shooting is a form of hit-and-run tactic, a personal attack carried out by an individual or individuals from a moving vehicle, often without use of headlights to avoid being noticed. It often results in bystanders being shot instead of, or as well as, the intended target. The objective is to overwhelm the target by a sudden, massive amount of firepower without attention to accuracy. Two of the most famous drive-by shootings were the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur on September 7, 1996, and The Notorious B.I.G. on March 9, 1997. The tactic of drive-by shooting originated when assailants would ride up to their targets on horseback, shoot them with wheellock pistols and then ride off before they could be apprehended. Some of the first gun control laws were developed to combat these shootings.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRIVE-BY


aby
əˈbaɪ
alibi
ˈælɪˌbaɪ
Bhai
baɪ
bi
baɪ
buy
baɪ
by
baɪ
bye
baɪ
bye-bye
ˈbaɪˈbaɪ
Dubai
duːˈbaɪ
goodbye
ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ
hereby
ˌhɪəˈbaɪ
limbi
ˈlɪmbaɪ
lullaby
ˈlʌləˌbaɪ
Mumbai
mʊmˈbaɪ
nearby
ˈnɪəˌbaɪ
overby
ˈəʊvəˌbaɪ
rabbi
ˈræbaɪ
standby
ˈstændbaɪ
thereby
ˌðɛəˈbaɪ
whereby
wɛəˈbaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRIVE-BY

drive
drive at
drive chain
drive home
drive shaft
drive to the wall
drive up the wall
drive-by download
drive-by shooting
drive-in
drive-off
drive-through
drive-thru
drive-time
drive-up window
driveability
driveable
drivel
driveler
driveline

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRIVE-BY

baby
blow-by
bobby
by and by
chubby
Darby
derby
go-by
hobby
hubby
lay-by
lobby
on stand-by
passer-by
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roller derby
ruby
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stand by
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Synonyms and antonyms of drive-by in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «drive-by» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRIVE-BY

Find out the translation of drive-by to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

行车间进行的 >
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por tiroteo desde un automóvil en movimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

drive-by
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

द्वारा ड्राइव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

من سيارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

привод электро
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

do carro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চালিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

depuis un véhicule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

dipandu oleh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aus dem fahrenden Auto
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

走行中の自動車内から行う犯罪
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 차를 타고 가며
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Drive-by
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

drive-by
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓட்டிக்கொண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्राइव्ह-बाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

arabayla geçmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

da un´auto in corsa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

drive-by
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

привод електро
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

drive-by
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

drive-by
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ry - deur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

drive-by
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

drive-by
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drive-by

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRIVE-BY»

The term «drive-by» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.528 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRIVE-BY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drive-by

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4 QUOTES WITH «DRIVE-BY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word drive-by.
1
Tom Barrett
Certainly we're going to continue to see those commercials that I call 30-second drive-by shootings. And they're going to have a lot of money to do it. But we're going to combat it.
2
Larry Elder
To bring a child into the world that you cannot feed, clothe, house, and educate is the moral equivalent, in my opinion, of a drive-by shooting.
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Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Certainly Afghans in general and women in particular want a country in which security is a daily reality rather than a campaign slogan or the focus of drive-by speeches from diplomats dropping in for the day.
4
Troy Perry
We've had drive-by shootings. I've been spat on, slapped, shot at. One guy tried to stab me with a broken beer bottle. But the way we look at it, if people do the worst they can, we'll still wake up in glory.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRIVE-BY»

Discover the use of drive-by in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drive-by and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Drive-By
Some people go to the crossroads, but Tito's crossroads laid themselves down in front of him. His brother Jimmy sprawls on the sidewalk at his feet. Shot in a drive by. Now a gang claims that Jimmy was their Ace Man.
Lynne Ewing, 2011
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others).
Daniel H. Pink, 2011
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Drive By
Aust'n.
Michael Duffy, 2013
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Drive By
. . An incredibly dramatic, pacy novel about getting in over your head, guilt and facing up to your decisions. Jim Carrington is fast establishing himself as an accomplished writer for teens.
Jim Carrington, 2012
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Fault Tolerant Drive by Wire Systems
Introduction and Overview of Fault Tolerant Drive by Wire Systems Sohel Anwar* Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, USA Abstract: A brief overview of fault tolerant drive-by-wire technology is presented in this chapter. A review ...
Sohel Anwar, 2012
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A Drive-By Wedding (Mills & Boon Vintage Intrigue)
Terese Ramin. She pulled her hands off the steering wheel, held them up and open, pacifying. “Here,” she said, “take it. I'll get out. I'll leave the keys.” She reached forher door handle, but he shut hisdoor, grabbed her arm and hauled herback ...
Terese Ramin, 2014
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Three Times a Bridesmaid/Drive-by Wedding
Kate Adair, Lisa Adair. Sheena nearly fainted inshock. She didn't make that much money in half a year. She couldn't let him spend that amount of money on aring forher. She'd be happywith a simple gold band. Sheloved him—not his money.
Kate Adair, Lisa Adair, 2002
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Gangbangs and Drive-Bys: Grounded Culture and Juvenile Gang ...
A middle-class youth who was subject to a near-miss in a drive-by shooting would be given the account that he was in the wrong place. He would be given advice to avoid those situations by avoiding the neighborhoods where gangs exist.
William B. Sanders
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INetSec 2009 - Open Research Problems in Network Security: ...
IFIP Wg 11.4 International Workshop, Zurich, Switzerland, April 23-24, 2009, Revised Selected Papers Jan Camenisch, Dogan Kesdogan. Mitigating Drive-By Download Attacks: Challenges and Open Problems Manuel Egele1, Engin Kirda2, ...
Jan Camenisch, Dogan Kesdogan, 2009
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Drive-By: A Nebraska Mystery
A drive-by shooting claims the life of a teenager in Omaha and police attribute it to random violence, but the victim's uncle, Elmo Lammers, thinks the boy was executed and he sets out to prove it. A look at the world of street gangs.
William J. Reynolds, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRIVE-BY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drive-by is used in the context of the following news items.
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30 gunshots fired in drive-by shooting
Three men are in custody Wednesday morning after police said they were suspected of peppering a home with up to 30 gunshots and ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
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UPDATE: 5-year-old drive-by shooting victim to be taken off life …
TOPEKA, Kan. — The young victim of a Monday drive-by shooting remains on life support at a Topeka hospital while her family seeks answers ... «KAKE, Jul 15»
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Two men sent to prison for drive-by shooting
Two men were sent to prison today for a drive-by shooting in which shots were fired into an East Side house last year. No one was injured in ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
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1 injured in Wednesday afternoon drive-by shooting
Police say the victim, 27-year-old Ronald Liggins, went to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after someone opened fire from a car ... «KMTV, Jul 15»
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Palmer police file homicide attempt charges in May drive-by shooting
The driver and the gunman in a May 22 drive-by shooting in Palmer Township were charged Wednesday with attempted homicide, township ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
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Five year old drive-by victim to be taken off life support, family wants …
The young victim of a Monday drive-by shooting remains on life support at a Topeka hospital while her family seeks answers for the crime they ... «WIBW, Jul 15»
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Police: Drive-by shooting occurred on Blair Street
SIOUX CITY | Shell casings were found in the street after a drive-by shooting that occurred around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday on the 600 block of Blair ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
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West Valley City cops hunting for drive-by shooters
Police were looking for two male suspects after a late night drive-by shooting put a West Valley City man in the hospital. West Valley City police ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
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Newly Announced: Drive-By Truckers, Jay Farrar, Old 97's …
Here, again, is every newly announced show for the week! On page one you'll find a quick list of shows that particularly caught our attention. «Riverfront Times, Jul 15»
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Medical Examiner IDs victim of deadly drive-by shooting on …
Veron Black, 20, of Maple Heights was killed in a drive-by shooting on near the corner of East 163rd Street and Sorrento Avenue early Tuesday ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»

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