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getaway definition

get·away (get′ə wā′)

noun

  1. the act of starting, as in a race
  2. 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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