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The definition of a getaway is an escape, or a fast start of a racing car, or a vacation, or a vacation destination.

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When you have a car ready for you outside of the bank when committing a robbery and you then get in the car and drive away really fast, this is an example of a getaway.
When you and your family go to Florida for a week to sit on the beach and relax, this is an example of a getaway.
Jamaica or another popular vacation destination is an example of a getaway.

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See getaway in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act of starting, as in a race
the act of escaping, as from the police
1. a period of rest and relaxation, esp. a short one: a weekend getaway
2. the place to which one goes for this: a favorite getaway in the mountains

See getaway in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act or an instance of escaping: made a quick getaway.
The start, as of a race.
A place appropriate for a vacation.

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