runout

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run-out

[ruhn-out]

–noun Manège.

the act of evading a jump or jumping outside of the limiting markers.

Origin:
1865–70; n. use of v. phrase run out

[ruhn-out]

–noun

Machinery.

a.	the gradual termination of a groove on the body of an object not ending there, as the upper termination of a flute in a twist drill.

b.	Also called back clearance. a space in a depressed area of an object into which a machine tool or grinding wheel may safely enter at the end of a pass or operation.

2.	the merging of a curved surface into another surface.

3.	an act or instance of running away so as to evade, abandon, or avoid something.

4.	a person who runs away so as to avoid payment or duty.

5.	an act or instance of expiring or becoming depleted: the runout of a union contract; a runout in office supplies.

6.	uneven wear on the outer edges of a tire or on the rim of a wheel.

Origin:
1925–30; n. use of v. phrase run out

run·out (rŭn'out')

The act or an instance of fleeing so as to evade undesirable consequences.
The area where one curved surface merges with another: a snowy runout at the bottom of the ski slope.
The act or an instance of expiring or having expired: the runout of an executive contract.

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