milk run

noun

: a short, routine, or uneventful flight

Examples of milk run in a Sentence

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The special formula is made at the behest of neonatologists who know that once a mother’s milk runs dry, only this special formula and that of Reckitt Benckiser works. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024 Moreover, people who contract bird flu from raw milk run the risk of transmitting it to other people or animals by giving the virus a chance to adapt and improve its ability to spread between people. — Juan Silva, Discover Magazine, 21 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

from the resemblance in regularity and uneventfulness to the morning delivery of milk

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of milk run was in 1943

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“Milk run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milk%20run. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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