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driver ed

[ ed ]

/ ɛd /

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noun Informal.

driver education.

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Origin of driver ed

By shortening

Words nearby driver ed

driveline, driven, drive-off, driver, driver ant, driver ed, driver education, driverless, driver's license, driver's seat, drive screw

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So I asked the driver to honk the horn, which he does, and Rod looks over.
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Abraham, a yellow cab driver and student, feels that blacks are targeted unfairly by the police.
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But, when the car came thundering down, it was crammed to the step; with a melancholy gesture, the driver declined her signal.
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The driver must at all times have his car under reasonable control so that he can stop in time to avoid injury.
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If there be no facilities for stopping for the night, a driver is not negligent should he proceed through the fog.
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It was being driven very rapidly, but very skillfully, and the car was empty save for the driver.
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The carriages are half-covered ones, with seats for two, and are drawn by a pair of mules, on one of which the driver rides.
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