wardriving

wardriving

The act or practice of driving around some area in a car in search of wireless Internet networks that can be accessed for free and without a password. The city had a big problem with wardriving in the suburbs, so they started creating public Wi-Fi hotspots to take the burden off of people's private networks.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • warchalking
  • drive in
  • drive in(to)
  • drive into
  • drive-in
  • what (one) is driving at
  • what somebody is driving at
  • what someone is driving at
  • a shot at (someone or something)
  • at/behind the wheel