drive
- noun
- /draɪv/
- When we heard my father's car pull into the drive, we stopped eating and looked at each other.
- shore drive
- lake drive
- riverside drive
Well, his brother was hit by a car on our neighbors drive.
- Well, his brother was hit by a car on our neighbors drive.
Examples
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So we are walking down Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles.
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We need an ambulance immediately at 622 Francis Drive.
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Mom had friends at the street market on Memorial Drive, and she had arranged work for Alex there.
Fiction book (1991) -
So he got a penthouse on Ocean Drive in Santa Monica.
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Tyre tracks are a positive match for the ones on the Marsdens' drive.
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Follow my scent to 149 Holly Oak Drive.
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Marissa exited from Storrow Drive onto Revere Street at the base of Beacon Hill.
Fiction book (1991) -
We drove along Skyline Drive to enjoy the beautiful views of the mountains.
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She lives on Maple Drive, a quiet street lined with charming houses.
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At the end of Pine Drive, there's a scenic lookout over the lake.
Synonyms
A wide hard surface for cars and people to travel between places
A short private road from the street to a house or garage where cars park
A wide road with trees for driving with nice views
A small quiet road used to avoid traffic and reach local homes
A road owned by a person or company that leads to a house and is not for public use
A street that mainly lets people reach nearby homes and shops rather than pass through
A small quiet side road in the countryside
Idioms
Compounds
- US
A place, like a restaurant or bank, where you buy things without leaving your car
- Specialized
A system that powers all four wheels for better grip on rough or slippery ground
- Specialized
A device in a computer that holds and spins a disk to read or write data
- Specialized
A machine that reads and writes data on magnetic tape to save copies of files
- Specialized
A device inside a computer that stores files, like a hard drive or solid-state drive
- Jargon
A hard, straight hit into the outfield that lets the batter reach second base
- Jargon
A base hit made by hitting the ball hard so the batter reaches first base
- Literature
News outlets that give quick, shallow reports and often miss important facts
- Specialized
A mode in which a car moves, steers, and brakes using sensors and software
A hard straight shot hit from the side you hold the racket, used in tennis or badminton
- Archaic
A cone-shaped part in old clocks that keeps spring power steady as it unwinds
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Drive comes from Old English drīfan 'to move', and a 'drive' (like a private road or 'driveway') is the place where you drive or move your car up to a house.