drive-by
n.— «We went three salmon for seven bites (mine was one of the swing-and-a-misses, commonly called “drive-bys” in the angler’s jargon).» —“Columbia chinook season (and all the wet ‘fun’) ends” by Bill Monroe Oregonian (Portland) Apr. 20, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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