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drive by shooting

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An assassination carried out from a moving vehicle while passing the victim.

Examples

“In Hillcrest, a restaurant customer was struck by two bullets and paralyzed from the waist down in a drive-by shooting committed by the husband of a waitress.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

drive home Drive in drive letter drive off drive out drive sale

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