Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drive by shooting

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: drive by shoot-ing
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A homicide or assassination carried out from a moving vehicle while passing the victim.

Example Sentences

"In Hillcrest, a restaurant customer was struck by two bullets and paralyzed from the waist down in a drive-by shooting committed by the husband of a waitress."

Inflected Forms

drive by shootings (plural)

Phrases

drive-by

Frequently Paired Words

drive-by

Questions

What does drive by shooting mean?: A homicide or assassination carried out from a moving vehicle while passing the victim.

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