hell-drivingn.
/ˈhɛlˌdrʌɪvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhɛlˌdraɪvɪŋ/ The action or occupation of driving a vehicle in a fast or daredevil manner.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > driving or operating a motor vehicle > in specific manner
overspeeding1888
left-hand drive1908
speeding1908
night-driving1909
hell-driving1936
drunk driving1937
slipstreaming1957
drink-driving1964
stunt-driving1975
1936 Port Arthur (Texas) News 23 Feb. 10/1 Lynch and Andrews will put their cars through a severe test called ‘hell driving’.
1971 Cape Times 13 Feb. 7/6 One of the hottest nights of helldriving.
2003 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 21 Feb. 37 A French stunt driver who travelled around Australia in the early 70s with a hell-driving show.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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