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Noun: drive-by  'drIv,bI
  1. Shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim
    "The gang-related drive-by shooting left two bystanders injured";
    - drive-by shooting
Adjective: drive-by  'drIv,bI
  1. (e.g. of a crime) carried out from a moving vehicle
    "The police investigated a drive-by shooting in the neighbourhood"

Type of: shooting

Encyclopedia: Drive-by