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drive in

verb
  1. Of a hitter, to hit the ball or reach base in such a way that a run scores. (transitive)
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drive, in.
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Thursday the girls had a drive in the park, and in the evening Miss Barry took them to a concert in the Academy of Music, where a noted prima donna was to sing.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 238 · C1
Anne and Diana found the drive home as pleasant as the drive in--pleasanter, indeed, since there was the delightful consciousness of home waiting at the end of it.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 241 · C1
Anne, by dint of talking over her shoulder to the girls and occasionally passing a sop of civility to Billy--who grinned and chuckled and never could think of any reply until it was too late--contrived to enjoy the drive in spite of all.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 281 · C1
You must have started early, and yet you had a good drive in a dog-cart, along heavy roads, before you reached the station.”
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 36 · B2

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