driveaway

American

[drahyv-uh-wey] / ˈdraɪv əˌweɪ /

noun

the delivery of a car to a buyer or to a specified destination by means of a hired driver.
the action of moving forward in a vehicle from a stopped position.

How many seconds from ignition to driveaway?

Etymology

Origin of driveaway

Noun use of verb phrase drive away

Example Sentences

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They will go after new members in the automotive trades, bakeries, the beverage industry, building and construction, canneries, dairies, the taxicab and short-haul bus fields, general hauling, sales drivers, the produce field, warehouses and driveaway and truck-away enterprises.

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