breakaway

break·a·way

breaking away from a given position, procedure, group, etc.
designed to break harmlessly upon slight impact, as a theatrical prop used in staging a fight
etc. of a play in which the offensive player breaks free of defensive players, has control of the ball, puck, etc., and heads toward the opponent's goal

a breakaway movement, stage prop, etc.

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breakaway

adjective

Designed to break, bend, or fall apart easily upon impact, especially to create an illusion, as with a theater prop, or for safety, as with a highway sign or barrier.
Severing or having severed alliance with another entity, policy, or attitude: a group of breakaway political reformers.

noun

One that breaks away.
The act of breaking away, especially:
a. An offensive play in a team sport such as ice hockey in which a player with the ball or puck advances ahead of the defenders toward the goal.
b. A burst of speed by a competitor or group of competitors in a race to break free of the pack.
An object designed to break away.

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Adjective

(not comparable)

Having broken away from a larger unit.
The breakaway republic is slowly establishing order and civil society.
Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure.
a breakaway wall

Noun

(plural breakaways)

(cycling) A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton.
(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.

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