runout
/ˈɹʌnaʊt/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English
Meaning
noun
The method of getting out (dismissed from play) in which a batsman, in making a run, has not reached the popping crease when a fielder breaks his wicket with the ball.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A relatively flat portion at the end of a ski run to slow down, or to connect trails.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The end portion of the groove of a phonographic record, after the recorded sound.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A supposed auction employing shill bidders in order to convince legitimate buyers to purchase worthless articles.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Deviation of the axis of rotation of a rotating object (especially a milling cutter or workpiece) relative to that object's centerline; the specific amount of deviation.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The landslide had a long runout."
- "The freeway guardrail runout around this object is shorter than recommended."
- "If, as people often say, skiing is like sex, then the run-out that follows a great run—that breezy pole-and-glide along a logging road, stream, or moraine back to the lift, hut, truck, or bar—is the cigarette in bed."
- "There is a lot of trouble in Petticoat Lane. In fact, the mock auction boys have muscled in to such an extent on the bomb damaged ground that there is a danger that Petticoat Lane may lose its good name by the boys coming in now with the "runouts" to make quick profits and then get out."
- "We determined that inaccuracy was caused by a large amount of tool runout."
- "Researchers noted no unusual events (e.g., knuckle breaks) or notable instances of significant slack action or run-ins/run-outs at the lead locomotive during the test."