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first-run


first–run

adj \ˈfərs(t)-ˈrən\

Definition of FIRST-RUN

: available for public viewing for the first time <first–run movies>; also : exhibiting first-run movies <first–run theaters>

First Known Use of FIRST-RUN

1912

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