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run-off

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Deverbal from run off.

noun run-offs

  1. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative spelling of runoff
  2. countable, uncountable A run-off area; a paved area around the track at a spot that drivers are likely to go off, as opposed to a gravel trap, grass or a barrier. Twelve laps later, Leclerc locked up at the first chicane and clattered over the run-off area. Again, Hamilton got a run on him, and this time Leclerc defended robustly through the flat-out Curva Grande, moving very late to block Hamilton to the Ferrari's left.

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@misc{run_off_2026,
  title = {run-off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/run-off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}