Definitions for breakaway

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breakaway break·a·way

Spelling: [breyk-uh-wey]

IPA: /ˈbreɪk əˌweɪ/

Breakaway is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 175 anagrams from letters in breakaway (aaabekrwy).

Definitions for breakaway

noun

1. an act or instance of breaking away; secession; separation:
2. a departure or break from routine or tradition:
3. a person or thing that breaks away.
4. an object, as a theatrical prop, constructed so that it breaks or falls apart easily, especially upon impact.
5. Ice Hockey. a sudden rush down the ice by a player or players in an attempt to score a goal, after breaking clear of defending opponents.
6. Football. a run by an offensive player breaking through the defense for a long gain.
7. Basketball. fast break.
8. Australian. a stampede. an animal that breaks away from the herd or flock.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or being that which separates or secedes:
2. departing from routine or tradition.
3. constructed of such lightweight material or in such a way as to shatter or come apart easily:
4. (of theatrical costumes) constructed so as to be quickly removable, as by a performer playing several roles.

Origin of breakaway

First recorded in 1885-95; noun, adj. use of verb phrase break away

Examples for breakaway

Three days after my breakaway, I got on to a freight train and stole a ride as far as Sicamous.

They are a breakaway faction from Fatah, the dominant party in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

They will fight as long as one hand is free, and take care of themselves in the breakaway.

The breakaway of design occurs first of all at structural levels.

The breakaway referendum in Crimea is a mere week away and is a gun to all heads.

These people, like those in the breakaway regions of Georgia, wanted independence and autonomy, not Russian rule.

How did Mrs. Selim get out to breakaway Inn, if she left her own car with the maid?

Meanwhile, tensions are rising in Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria, where 2,500 Russian troops are based.

He noted the breakaway zone where the first stage and second stage were joined.

My coaches at breakaway Performance Labs found that I needed to maintain a heart rate of 168-178 beats/min.