run-off

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounrun-off (countable and uncountable, plural run-offs)

plural run-offs

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of runoff.
  2. countableuncountablehobbiesA 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.

    2019 September 8, Andrew Benson, BBC Sport

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
flowoff

Origin

Deverbal from run off.

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APA

run-off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run-off

MLA

“run-off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run-off. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run-off,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run-off.

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