rat-running


noun
  1. the practice of driving through residential side streets to avoid congested main roads

Derived forms of rat-running

  • rat-run, noun
  • rat-runner, noun

Words Nearby rat-running

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How to use rat-running in a sentence

  • He had set up the above-mentioned cry from observing a large rat running along the side of the wall.

    The Lancashire Witches | William Harrison Ainsworth
  • The next morning she was startled by what she thought a gray rat running past her bed.

  • When the blackness closed in, and I heard in the dark scrambling sounds like a rat running amok in the wainscot, I gave a cry.

    The Brightener | C. N. Williamson
  • Tommy was in his night-shirt, with the white rat running over his shoulders.

    Tommy Wideawake | H. H. Bashford
  • I was three days ago basking myself in the morning sun, when I saw a rat running before me.

    Tales of the Sun | Mrs. Howard Kingscote