moonshiner's turn

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A rapid illegal U-turn performed by putting the car in neutral and applying the hand brake, thereby producing a controlled skid, with the car still moving backwards when forward power is again applied. US,colloquial
    — Did you see the moonshiner’s turn he pulled in that chase scene?

词形变化

moonshiners' turns plural

词源

Used by moonshiners to evade authorities during Prohibition.
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