moonshiner's turn

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Definition von moonshiner's turn im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

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

Did you see the moonshiner’s turn he pulled in that chase scene?.

Synonyme

bootlegger reverse, handbrake turn

Etymologie

() Used by moonshiners to evade authorities during Prohibition.