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drive-offs

drive-offs is the plural of drive-off.

Meaning of drive-off

Noun

drive-off (plural drive-offs)

  1. The act of stealing fuel from a self-service filling station by driving off without paying after filling the fuel tank; the act of bilking.
  2. The act of leaving a filling station with the fuel pump hose nozzle still inserted into the fill spout of the fuel tank.
  3. A contest or comparison of cars or drivers.
  4. A place where one can conveniently pull off the road.

Questions about drive-offs

What is drive-offs the plural of?
Drive-offs is the plural of drive-off.

Words near drive-offs in the dictionary

  1. drive-in theaters
  2. drive-in theatre
  3. drive-in theatres
  4. drive-ins
  5. drive-off
  6. drive-offs
  7. drive-shed
  8. drive-sheds
  9. drive-through
  10. drive-through penalties
  11. drive-through penalty

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