hit-and-run

• Décrit un type d'accident de la route ou d'attaque où la personne responsable quitte immédiatement les lieux pour éviter d'être découverte ou de répondre de ses actes.

Describes a type of accident or attack where the responsible person leaves the scene immediately to avoid detection or responsibility.

1. Military or attack tacticB2formal

   Designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape.

   Frappe éclair

   • The rebels launched a hit-and-run attack on the convoy.
   • The army used hit-and-run tactics to disrupt enemy supply lines.
   • Guerrilla fighters are known for their hit-and-run operations.

   Synonymescommandoguerrillalightningraidingsneak

   Antonymesprolongedprotractedsustained

2. Traffic accidentB1formal

   Involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident without stopping to provide help or information.

   délit de fuite

   • The police are searching for the driver in a hit-and-run accident.
   • He was charged with leaving the scene of a hit-and-run.
   • The hit-and-run incident left the pedestrian injured on the road.