Meaning of gas and dash | Babel Free
Definitions
The criminal act of driving away from a gasoline station without paying after filling one's gas tank.
Examples
“Everyone in Ontario who owns a 2002 to 2006 Nissan Altima will be contacted under an intense police investigation now under way to find⟳ the driver responsible for a deadly gas-and-dash theft.”
“[A] private member’s bill . . . would compel drivers to prepay for all gas purchases. . . . [S]ince British Columbia put⟳ a similar law in place⟳, gas-and-dashes have⟳ ceased.”
“In the late evening of March⟳ 27, 2014 RCMP Innisfail received a complaint of theft of fuel (gas and dash) from the Penhold Fas Gas.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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