breakaway

breakaway
I. noun Date: 1881 1. a. one that breaks away b. a departure from or rejection of (as a group or tradition) 2. a. a play (as in hockey) in which an offensive player breaks free of the defenders and rushes toward the goal b. a sudden acceleration by one or more bicyclists pulling away from the pack in a race 3. an object made to shatter or collapse under pressure or impact II. adjective Date: 1927 1. favoring independence from an affiliation ; seceding <
a breakaway faction formed a new party
> 2. made to break, shatter, or bend easily <
breakaway road signs for highway safety
> 3. a. of, relating to, or resulting from a breakaway <
a breakaway goal
> b. allowing or having an ability to execute a breakaway <
breakaway speed
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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