Breakaway
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English
Adjective
Breakaway (not comparable)
- Having broken away from a larger unit.
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.
Thesaurus
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