rat run — n BrE a quiet street that drivers use as a quick way of getting to a place, rather than using a main road ▪ The road has become a rat run for traffic avoiding the town centre … Dictionary of contemporary English
rat run — rat runs N COUNT A rat run is a small street which drivers use during busy times in order to avoid heavy traffic on the main roads. [BRIT, INFORMAL] … English dictionary
rat run — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms rat run : singular rat run plural rat runs British a small road, usually with houses along it, that drivers use at busy times of the day in order to avoid traffic on the main roads … English dictionary
rat run — /ˈræt rʌn/ (say rat run) noun Colloquial a route taken in rat running …
rat run — 1. noun A small road that people venture down when they want to sneak off the motorway and take a short cut. 2. verb To drive through residential streets to avoid congestion on the main roads … Wiktionary
rat-run — n British a side street used for fast commuter traffic. A phrase and phenomenon of the late 1980s … Contemporary slang
rat run — noun Brit. informal a minor street used by drivers during peak periods to avoid congestion on main roads … English new terms dictionary
Rat running — Despite the traffic calming curb extensions, heavy traffic means that the narrow residential street is still appealing to motorists looking to take a shortcut. Rat running or cut through driving refers to the use of secondary roads or residential … Wikipedia
run */*/*/ — I UK [rʌn] / US verb Word forms run : present tense I/you/we/they run he/she/it runs present participle running past tense ran UK [ræn] / US past participle run 1) [intransitive] to move quickly to a place using your legs and feet You ll have to… … English dictionary
rat runner — noun A motorist who drives through residential streets to avoid traffic congestion on the main roads. See Also: rat running, rat run … Wiktionary
