drive-by
drive-by • adj. (of a shooting or other act) carried out from a passing vehicle: a drive-by shooting. ∎ inf. superficial or casual: they practice drive-by journalism rather than trying to elevate the level of discussion. ∎ inf. (of a medical procedure in a hospital or clinic) involving a brief duration of on-site care for the patient: she had been shaken by tales of drive-by mastectomies. ∎ inf. denoting a facility that performs such procedures as a customary practice: the respondents recommend drive-by clinics.• n. a shooting carried out from a passing vehicle.
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