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cutaway Definition

cut·away (kutə wā′)

noun

a coat with the front of the skirt cut so as to curve back to the tails, worn by men for formal daytime occasions

adjective

designating or of a diagram or model showing, in cross section, or with walls, etc. cut away, the parts or workings, as of a machine
cutaway Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: The Newborn size has a cutaway for the cord.
  • include: Six pages on Joe 90, including cutaways of Mac's Car and the cottage ( but not Sam Loover's car ).
  • do: The commentators were expecting a single cutaway stunt but I was going to do a double cutaway.
  • offset: The G90 is a variant in the Gordon Smith range of the standard model but with offset cutaways and a more contoured body.

Adjective modifier

  • double: The commentators were expecting a single cutaway stunt but I was going to do a double cutaway.
  • quick: However, after a quick cutaway to the Doctor and Ace, the wall has vanished completely by the next shot.
  • hard: The sport is reporting more and more hard cutaways.
  • full: A detailed double page full cutaway shows the internal workings of the tank.

Modifies a noun

  • drawing: Rover 600 cutaway drawing does not reveal a great deal about the car's make-up.
  • illustration: He also created many of the vehicle cutaway illustrations seen in TV Century 21 and the various Century 21 Annuals of the late 1960s.
  • diagram: A cutaway diagram of the Dome The first formal hall in the refurbished Dome was held on 14th January.
  • guitar: This distinctive twin pick-up single cutaway guitar has been a favourate style of guitar since the 50's!
  • shot: Well, nothing apart from the hideous fashions in the audience cutaway shots.
  • body: Instantly recognizable by the famous ' cresting wave ' cutaway body, this enduring range of solid body guitars is ideal for lead guitar.

Noun used with modifier

  • throttle: The throttle valve cutaway slightly affects the carburation up to about half throttle.
  • slide: Because of this, fitting a lower slide cutaway results in enrichment and vise versa.
  • valve: The throttle valve cutaway slightly affects the carburation up to about half throttle.