drink-driving
noun1
Commonwealth, Ireland, UK Operation of a motor vehicle after recently consuming an alcoholic beverage.
- A man has been arrested in Huoshan county near Luan for drink-driving after he rang up the police by mistake and then challenged an officer to a fight,[…]2014 October 9, Wu Nan, “Drink-driving bungle; Fake goods up in flames; Ex-official denies gambling”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2014, China Insider:
- Another outcome of rising motor car use was the increased danger around Christmas through drink-driving, which became a matter of particular concern among policy makers.2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 29:
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Law Commonwealth, Ireland, UK A criminal offence committed by a person who operates a vehicle when the measured amount of alcohol in his or her blood exceeds the legal limit.
- A reformed alcoholic with an “appalling” history of drink-driving between three and five times the legal limit was jailed yesterday.2008 June 26, Rae Wilson, “Ex-alcoholic jailed for repeat drink-driving”, in Sunshine Coast Daily, Australia:
- Synonyms
- drunk driving
- Related terms
- drink and drive, drink-driver, drunk driver, DUI, DWI