Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Performed from a moving vehicle.
- adjective Performed hastily or without adequate care.
- noun An act, such as a random shooting, performed from a moving vehicle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun accomplished while driving past in a vehicle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a crime, etc. carried out from a
moving vehicle - adjective done quickly or in a cursory manner
- noun a
crime , such as ashooting , carried out from a moving vehicle - noun an assassination carried out on a person from vehicle (
drive by shooting )
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Examples
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The traditional picture of teacher evaluation is what I call "drive-by" teacher evaluation.
Andrew K. Miller: Before Including Test Scores, Reform the Structure of Teacher Evaluation Itself
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• The first incident, which Idsinga described as a drive-by shooting, occurred on June 1, 2010 at 24 Poplar Rd.
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He fled Nigeria in 2008 after being demoted, receiving death threats and surviving what his lawyer called a drive-by shooting.
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He fled Nigeria in 2008 after being demoted, receiving death threats and surviving what his lawyer called a drive-by shooting.
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The police were looking for Raymond Romero, a suspected participant in a drive-by shooting, and had warrants to search two places where he was known to stay.
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Driskill's adult daughter Laci was fatally shot in 2003 when she was accidentally caught in a drive-by shooting.
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Driskill's adult daughter Laci was fatally shot in 2003 when she was accidentally caught in a drive-by shooting.
For Chandra Levy's family, trial won't bring an end to grief
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Driskill's adult daughter Laci was fatally shot in 2003 when she was accidentally caught in a drive-by shooting.
For Chandra Levy's family, trial won't bring an end to grief
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In 2009, a 4-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet in a drive-by gang shooting as the youngster walked to a park in the Echo Park neighborhood, near downtown Los Angeles.
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Driskill's adult daughter Laci was fatally shot in 2003 when she was accidentally caught in a drive-by shooting.
For Chandra Levy's family, trial won't bring an end to grief
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