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Breakaway   Listen
noun
Breakaway  n.  (Australasia)
1.
A wild rush of sheep, cattle, horses, or camels (especially at the smell or the sight of water); a stampede.
2.
An animal that breaks away from a herd.
3.
An object designed to break off or shatter under impact, as a safety measure.
4.
(Sport) The sudden emergence of one or more players or contestants from a clustered group, rushing toward a goal, as bicyclists in a race, or baketball players after a rebound has been caught.





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"Breakaway" Quotes from Famous Books



... at one hundred and twenty-eight," he said; "John Ponta at one hundred and forty. They will fight as long as one hand is free, and take care of themselves in the breakaway. The audience must remember that a decision must be given. There are no draws fought before ...
— The Game • Jack London
... aforementioned social function. And while we kissed and embraced each other with the affection of long lost sisters, still I could detect above the odor of cocktails an underlying current of soreness. So we clinched, but I took particular pains to see that we went clean in the breakaway. ...
— The Sorrows of a Show Girl • Kenneth McGaffey


Words linked to "Breakaway" :   breaking away, separatist, fissiparous, secession


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