Meaning of foot chase | Babel Free

Definitions

A chase or pursuit that takes place on foot (rather than, for example, in vehicles).

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Examples

“During the nights, we were constantly annoyed by the dismal howlings of the hyænas; and we had some very exciting foot-chases after these animals.”

“On another case when I worked in uniform I was involved in a foot chase⟳ of a person who was armed with a Tech-9 who shot several rounds at police officers during the course of the foot chase⟳. During the course of that foot chase⟳ this person concealed himself in a highly brushed area.”

“I did have⟳ a lot of adventures. Foot chases, car chases. The wrong way up the Harlem River Drive⟳. But it worked out.”

“Take⟳ your car keys with you when you begin⟳ a foot chase⟳. You don't want⟳ to discover⟳ you're now afoot when you return⟳ for your wheels. Fleeing offenders have⟳ been known to double⟳ back and drive⟳ off in police vehicles left running.”

“The suspects were walking south along railroad tracks. After a short foot chase⟳, U.S. Border⟳ Patrol agents apprehended all six suspects—two individual who were believed to be smugglers and a family of four.”

“[Christopher] McQuarrie’s globetrotting action—the Nolanesque demolition-derby of an extraction scene; a foot chase⟳ that unfolds across rooftops and through buildings; an aggressive fist fight⟳ in a pristine-white restroom—is robustly physical, privileging vantages that make⟳ the nerve-racking practicality of its execution obvious.”

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