breakaway
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[edit] Adjective
breakaway (not comparable)
- Having broken away from a larger unit.
- The breakaway republic is slowly establishing order and civil society.
[edit] Translations
having broken away from a larger unit
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[edit] Noun
breakaway (plural breakaways)
- (cycling) A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton.
- The breakaway has maintained its lead all day and may actually survive to the finish.
- (ice hockey) 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.
