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Getaway   /gˈɛtəwˌeɪ/   Listen
Getaway

noun
1.
The attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration.  Synonym: pickup.
2.
A rapid escape (as by criminals).  Synonym: lam.  "After the expose he had to take it on the lam"






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"Getaway" Quotes from Famous Books



... him, anyway. He promised me, on his word of honor, that be wouldn't mention a thing—and he must have actually hunted for a chance to tell! He didn't have the nerve to come to the house yesterday, when he was here with Fred—perhaps he won't come to-day, after all. So you'll have to help me make my getaway, pal." ...
— Lonesome Land • B. M. Bower

... or bust, eh?" says I. "All right; I'm right behind you. But let's make it a sleuthy getaway, so ...
— The House of Torchy • Sewell Ford

... you understand it," the boy said. "Of course, if you choose to look at the facts as you do, I cannot help it. I don't want to get shot, so I think I'll not try to make a getaway." ...
— Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal - or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol • G. Harvey Ralphson



Words linked to "Getaway" :   escape, flight, lam, acceleration, get away



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