runout

runout
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s)
Etymology: run out
1. : the amount that one surface (as the outside surface of a cylindrical sleeve) lacks of being true with another surface of the same part (as the inside surface of the sleeve)
2. : the greatest distance that a moving part of a machine can travel away from a fixed reference point

runout of the plunger of a hydraulic press

3. : an instance of running out a cricket batsman

on no account throw hard to the bowler unless there is a good chance of a runoutCalling All Cricketers

4. : an act of escape or desertion

a divorce caused by an agrarian runout on the partnership is labor's nightmare — New York Times


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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