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Breakaway   /brˈeɪkəwˌeɪ/   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



... all we had to say about it. Every word. You'd thought we'd exhausted the subject, or got the tongue cramp. But I expect we each had a lot of thoughts that didn't get registered. I know I did. And next mornin' the breakaway came sort of hard. ...
— The House of Torchy • Sewell Ford


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