Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In golf, the initial stroke played; a drive from the tee.
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- noun The act of leaving a gas station without paying after filling the tank.
- noun The act of leaving a gas station with the hose nozzle still inserted into the gas-tank fill spout.
- noun A contest or comparison of cars or drivers.
- noun A place where one can conveniently pull off the road.
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Examples
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Some commented that they buy used because of the "drive-off depreciation" or unresolved kinks of a brand-new vehicle, but buying a pre-owned auto also comes with some risks.
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SMITH: We're not talking about a simple gas drive-off.
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In August, Frost and his crew flew to Huntsville, Alabama, home of the JPO and the site of the drive-off.
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Rather than go through a months-long bidding process, the JPO announced a drive-off, a sort of robot ropes course, to be held in August.
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The clerk, clearly dumbfounded for reasons completely unrelated to this incident in the first place, did what anyone in her position would do when faced with the almost unprecedented situation of a drive-off COMING BACK, hours later, to pay:
haloaskew Diary Entry haloaskew 2005
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· To drive-off the Mercury, heat treatment was employed in the open.
Chapter 11 1996
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After the ball has been struck from the "tee" the player must not touch it with his hand until it is driven into the next hole, out of which he may then take it and "tee" it on the teeing ground in a good position for the drive-off to the next hole.
Entertainments for Home, Church and School Frederica Seeger
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The Campbell County Sheriff's Office issued warrants against Richard Jones, 47, of Gretna, for robbery and for a gas drive-off from the same store prior to the robbery, said Capt.
News for WSLS 10 WSLS 10 2010
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A Manitowoc County sheriff's deputy stopped her, saying her vehicle matched the description of one involved in a gas drive-off in Sheboygan.
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-- Received a report of a gas drive-off Saturday at Omro BP.
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