Breakneck Definition

brāknĕk
adjective
Very fast, reckless, dangerous, etc.
Webster's New World
Likely to cause an accident.
A breakneck curve.
American Heritage

Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.

He came running around the corner at a breakneck pace and couldn't stop in time to avoid hitting the fruit stand.
Wiktionary
noun
A fall that breaks the neck.
Wiktionary
A dangerous steep place from which one could fall.
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Other Word Forms of Breakneck

Noun

Singular:
breakneck
Plural:
breaknecks

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