rat runs
rat runs is the plural of rat run.
rat runs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rat run.
Meaning of rat run
Noun
rat run (plural rat runs)
- A small, usually minor road used by a significant amount of traffic as a short cut or to avoid congestion on more major routes.
- This week Wykeham Street in Scarborough was named as the worst rat run in Britain. […] A ‘rat run’ sounds like some sort of charity jog by rodents keen to improve their image, but it is of course a side street that suffers from being heavily used by through-traffic as a short-cut.2007, John O'Farrell, I Have A Bream, Black Swan, →ISBN, page 43
Questions about rat runs
- What is rat runs the plural of?
- Rat runs is the plural of rat run.
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