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Meaning
Adj
●
Having
broken away
from a
larger
unit.
●
Capable of
breaking off
without
damaging
the
larger
structure.
●
In Ice hockey & Cycle racing:
Occurring during or
as a result of
a
breakaway
(see Noun)
●
Enjoying
rapid
popular
success.
Noun
●
The
act
of
breaking away
from something.
●
In Cycle racing:
A group of
riders
which has
gone ahead
of the peloton.
●
In Ice hockey & Cycle racing:
A
situation
in the game
where one or more
players
of
a team
attack
towards the
goal
of the other team without having any
defenders
in front of
them.
●
In Boxing & Cycle racing:
The
act
of
getting away
from
one's
opponent
; the
separation
of the
boxers
after a
spell
of infighting.
●
In Australian English:
A
stampede
of animals.
●
In Australian English:
An
animal
that
breaks away
from a herd.
●
In Australian English & Geography:
An
eroding
steep
slope
on the edge
of a
plateau
; an escarpment.
●
In Australian English:
A
channel
of
floodwater
that has
burst
from its
usual
course
; or the
track
or
channel
eroded
by the water.
●
A particular
yo-yo
trick
http://yoyo.wikia.com/wiki/Breakaway.
●
A
swing
dance
in which the
leader
occasionally
swings
the
follower
out into an
open
position.
●
In Theater:
An
item
of
scenery
designed
to be
broken
or
destroyed
during the performance.
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