hit-and-run

hit-and-run
adjective (only before noun)
1 a hit-and-run accident is one in which the driver of a car hits a person or another car and then drives away without stopping to help: hit-and-run driver (=one who does not stop after an accident)
2 a hit and run military attack is one in which the attackers arrive suddenly and unexpectedly and leave quickly

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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