self-driveadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈdrʌɪv/, U.S.

/ˈˌsɛlfˈˌdraɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, drive v.

Etymology: < self- prefix + drive v. Compare earlier self-driven adj. 3.

A. adj.

Designating a hired car, van, or other vehicle which one drives oneself, as opposed to one with a driver or chauffeur; relating to such vehicles. In later use also: designating a holiday, tourist attraction, etc., involving the use of a vehicle (either hired or one's own) that one drives oneself.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [adjective] > hired without driver

drive-yourself1920

self-drive1923

1923 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 30 Oct. 10/5 (advt.) New Ford sedans and touring cars for rent. Drive yourself. Call Self Drive Co., phone 6178.

1929 Star 21 Aug. 13/3 (advt.) Motor-cars for hire. Self-drive Sal[oon]s, tourers fr. 17/6 day.

1953 R. Macaulay Last Lett. to Friend (1962) 97 I have hired a self-drive car, as there seems no other way of getting about Cyprus.

1972 L. P. Bachmann Ultimate Act xvi. 125 At the international self-drive agency I handed over my credit card.

1989 Princeton Alumni Weekly 8 Feb. 22/1 (advt.) We now offer self-drive boats for budget cruising.

1990 Reader's Digest June 16/2 (advt.) Explore on a self-drive holiday; walk through the jungle of Taman Negara, climb Mount Kinabalu; visit Sarawak's longhouses.

2003 Disability Now July 30/3 This self-drive safari park in the heart of Worcestershire is set in over 150 acres of land.

2013 T. Thorn Bedsit Disco Queen 283 We set off again as an acoustic duo,..travelling much of the time in a self-drive van.

B. n.

A hired car or van which one drives oneself, as opposed to one with a driver or chauffeur; a self-drive car or van. Also simply: a vehicle which one drives oneself.

ΚΠ

1956 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 26 Aug. iii. 15/1 Trains, planes, buses, lake steamers, funiculars, self-drives, chauffeured limousines, or heaven knows what.

1969 J. Leasor They don't make them like that any More vi. 194 We could hire a self-drive from somewhere.

1978 N. Freeling Night Lords ii. 14 French show-offs in Jaguars..Americans in self-drives.

2014 M. Deva Weapon of Vengeance 166 She called Kishore and told him to bring the car. Tomorrow, she told herself, as of tomorrow I will use a self-drive.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-drive
释义	self-driveadj.n. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈdrʌɪv/, U.S. /ˈˌsɛlfˈˌdraɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, drive v. Etymology: < self- prefix + drive v. Compare earlier self-driven adj. 3. A. adj. Designating a hired car, van, or other vehicle which one drives oneself, as opposed to one with a driver or chauffeur; relating to such vehicles. In later use also: designating a holiday, tourist attraction, etc., involving the use of a vehicle (either hired or one's own) that one drives oneself. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles (plying) for hire > [adjective] > hired without driver drive-yourself1920 self-drive1923 1923 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 30 Oct. 10/5 (advt.) New Ford sedans and touring cars for rent. Drive yourself. Call Self Drive Co., phone 6178. 1929 Star 21 Aug. 13/3 (advt.) Motor-cars for hire. Self-drive Sal[oon]s, tourers fr. 17/6 day. 1953 R. Macaulay Last Lett. to Friend (1962) 97 I have hired a self-drive car, as there seems no other way of getting about Cyprus. 1972 L. P. Bachmann Ultimate Act xvi. 125 At the international self-drive agency I handed over my credit card. 1989 Princeton Alumni Weekly 8 Feb. 22/1 (advt.) We now offer self-drive boats for budget cruising. 1990 Reader's Digest June 16/2 (advt.) Explore on a self-drive holiday; walk through the jungle of Taman Negara, climb Mount Kinabalu; visit Sarawak's longhouses. 2003 Disability Now July 30/3 This self-drive safari park in the heart of Worcestershire is set in over 150 acres of land. 2013 T. Thorn Bedsit Disco Queen 283 We set off again as an acoustic duo,..travelling much of the time in a self-drive van. B. n. A hired car or van which one drives oneself, as opposed to one with a driver or chauffeur; a self-drive car or van. Also simply: a vehicle which one drives oneself. ΚΠ 1956 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 26 Aug. iii. 15/1 Trains, planes, buses, lake steamers, funiculars, self-drives, chauffeured limousines, or heaven knows what. 1969 J. Leasor They don't make them like that any More vi. 194 We could hire a self-drive from somewhere. 1978 N. Freeling Night Lords ii. 14 French show-offs in Jaguars..Americans in self-drives. 2014 M. Deva Weapon of Vengeance 166 She called Kishore and told him to bring the car. Tomorrow, she told herself, as of tomorrow I will use a self-drive. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1923
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