drive thrust driving force | the act of applying force to propel something, after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off |
liner line drive | (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter, the batter hit a liner to the shortstop |
line-drive single line single | a single resulting from a line drive |
line-drive double line double | a double resulting from a line drive |
line-drive triple line triple | a triple resulting from a line drive |
road | a way or means to achieve something, the road to fame |
royal road | an auspicious way or means to achieve something, the royal road to success |
drive-by killing | homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile |
drive-by shooting | shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim |
locomotion travel | self-propelled movement |
travel traveling travelling | the act of going from one place to another, he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel |
air travel aviation air | travel via aircraft, air travel involves too much waiting in airports, if you've time to spare go by air |
drive ride | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile), he took the family for a drive in his new car |
on the road on tour | travelling about, they took the show on the road, they lost all their games on the road |
spaceflight space travel spacefaring | a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere |
water travel seafaring | travel by water |
cattle drive | driving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers) |
drive | the act of driving a herd of animals overland |
away game road game | a game played away from home |
road show | a show on tour |
drive | (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) |
forehand drive | (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash) |
backhand drive | a hard straight return made on the backhand side |
drive driving | hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver, he sliced his drive out of bounds |
campaign cause crusade drive movement effort | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end, he supported populist campaigns, they worked in the cause of world peace, the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant, the movement to end slavery, contributed to the war effort |
fundaising campaign fundaising drive fundaising effort | a campaign to raise money for some cause |
road construction | the construction of roads |
road rage | violence exhibited by drivers in traffic |
access road slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway, in Britain they call an access road a slip road |
arterial road | a major or main route |
automatic transmission automatic drive | a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car |
beltway bypass ring road ringway | a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center |
bridle path bridle road | a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) |
CD drive | a drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to an audio system |
CD-ROM drive | a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be `played' |
disk drive disc drive hard drive Winchester drive | computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it |
drive parkway | a wide scenic road planted with trees, the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views |
drive | a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine, a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds |
drive | (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium |
drive-in | any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles |
drive line drive line system | mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle |
driveway drive private road | a road leading up to a private house, they parked in the driveway |
external drive | a drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable |
fluid drive | an automotive power coupling |
four-wheel drive WD | a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle |
four-wheel drive WD | a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system |
frontage road service road | a local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to property |
fusee drive fusee | a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring |
highroad trunk road | a highway |
highway main road | a major road for any form of motor transport |