driveaway

[ drahyv-uh-wey ]

noun

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

   How many seconds from ignition to driveaway?

Word History and Origins

Origin of driveaway¹

Noun use of verb phrase drive away

Example Sentences

On the night that Bowman was pulled over for “improper lane usage,” Brown came upon the scene after deputies had forcibly removed Bowman from his vehicle and taken him to the ground in the driveaway of his Monroe home.

From Washington Times

On the night that Bowman was pulled over for “improper lane usage,” Brown came upon the scene after deputies had forcibly removed Bowman from his vehicle and taken him to the ground in the driveaway of his Monroe home.

From Seattle Times

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.

From Time Magazine Archive