foot chase
/ˈfʊt ˌtʃeɪs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A chase or pursuit that takes place on foot (rather than, for example, in vehicles).
Example Sentences
- "During the nights, we were constantly annoyed by the dismal howlings of the hyænas; and we had some very exciting foot-chases after these animals."
- "On another case when I worked in uniform I was involved in a foot chase of a person who was armed with a Tech-9 who shot several rounds at police officers during the course of the foot chase. During the course of that foot chase this person concealed himself in a highly brushed area."
- "I did have a lot of adventures. Foot chases, car chases. The wrong way up the Harlem River Drive. But it worked out."
- "Take your car keys with you when you begin a foot chase. You don't want to discover you're now afoot when you return for your wheels. Fleeing offenders have been known to double back and drive off in police vehicles left running."
- "The suspects were walking south along railroad tracks. After a short foot chase, U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended all six suspects—two individual who were believed to be smugglers and a family of four."
- "[Christopher] McQuarrie’s globetrotting action—the Nolanesque demolition-derby of an extraction scene; a foot chase that unfolds across rooftops and through buildings; an aggressive fist fight in a pristine-white restroom—is robustly physical, privileging vantages that make the nerve-racking practicality of its execution obvious."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfʊt ˌtʃeɪs/
- British English: /ˈfʊt ˌtʃeɪs/