runout
noun/ˈɹʌnaʊt/
Etymology Deverbal from run out.
8 senses
- 1Something that has been run out.
- 2The method of getting out (dismissed from play) in which…
- 3A relatively flat portion at the end of a ski run to…
- 4Slowing down at the end of a ski run, skiing on a runout.
- 5The end portion of the groove of a phonographic record…
- 6A supposed auction employing shill bidders in order to…
- 7Deviation of the axis of rotation of a rotating object…
- 8A sudden tension between two coupled railcars when the…
Something that has been run out.
- The landslide had a long runout.
- The freeway guardrail runout around this object is shorter than recommended.
Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports The method of getting out (dismissed from play) in which a batsman, in making a run, has not reached the popping crease when a fielder breaks his wicket with the ball.
- If, as people often say, skiing is like sex, then the run-out that follows a great run—that breezy pole-and-glide along a logging road, stream, or moraine back to the lift, hut, truck, or bar—is the cigarette in bed.2011 September 13, Nick Paumgarten, “Ode to Happy Endings: Celebrating the least appreciated aspect of a great run.”, in Skiing, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2011:
The end portion of the groove of a phonographic record, after the recorded sound.
A supposed auction employing shill bidders in order to convince legitimate buyers to purchase worthless articles.
- There is a lot of trouble in Petticoat Lane. In fact, the mock auction boys have muscled in to such an extent on the bomb damaged ground that there is a danger that Petticoat Lane may lose its good name by the boys coming in now with the "runouts" to make quick profits and then get out.1953 July 10, Hansard:
Engineering, Mechanical, Mechanical engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Deviation of the axis of rotation of a rotating object (especially a milling cutter or workpiece) relative to that object's centerline; the specific amount of deviation.
- We determined that inaccuracy was caused by a large amount of tool runout.
A sudden tension between two coupled railcars when the fore one is moving faster than the hinder one.
- Researchers noted no unusual events (e.g., knuckle breaks) or notable instances of significant slack action or run-ins/run-outs at the lead locomotive during the test.2024, Srini Swamy, Graydon F. Booth, Anand Prabhakaran, Very Long Trains: Moving Train Tests, Federal Railroad Administration: