Overtaking (Noun)
Meaning
Going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it; "she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The art of overtaking is a skill that not many drivers have mastered, as evidenced by the number of accidents caused by reckless driving.
- He struggled to control the wheel during the overtaking maneuver and veered into oncoming traffic.
- In an impressive display of speed and agility, the overtaking sports car left all other vehicles in its dust.
- Her careless overtaking on the winding road resulted in a close call with an oncoming truck.
- Excessive speeding and reckless overtaking on highways is a leading cause of fatalities among young drivers.