Drink-driving

Alternative forms

• drink driving

Full definition of drink-driving

Noun

1. (chiefly British) Operation of a motor vehicle after recently consuming an alcoholic beverage.
2. (chiefly British, legal) A criminal offence committed by a person who operates a vehicle when the measured amount of alcohol in his or her blood exceeds the legal limit.
• 2008, Rae Wilson, "Ex-alcoholic jailed for repeat drink-driving," Sunshine Coast Daily (Australia), 26 Jun.,A reformed alcoholic with an “appalling” history of drink-driving between three and five times the legal limit was jailed yesterday.

Synonyms

• drunk driving

Related terms

• drink and drive
• drink-driver
• drunk driver
• DUI
• DWI