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Noun
/ˈbrākəˌwā/,
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breakaways, plural;
  1. A divergence or radical change from something established or long standing
    • - rock was a breakaway from pop
    • - the breakaway hit movie
  2. A secession of a number of people from an organization, typically following conflict or disagreement and resulting in the establishment of a new organization
    • - the breakaway republic
  3. A sudden attack or forward movement, esp. in a bicycle race or in hockey or football
    • - a winning breakaway
  4. An object, such as a stage prop, designed to break apart easily
    • - barroom brawls are staged with breakaway furniture
  1. having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction"
  2. the act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood"
  3. Breakaway is a 1955 British thriller film directed by Henry Cass from a script by Norman Hudis. It starred Tom Conway, Michael Balfour, Honor Blackman and Arthur Lowe. A Private eye is hot on the tail of a stolen secret formula and a kidnapped young woman.
  4. Breakaway is the second solo album by Art Garfunkel. It was released in 1975 on Columbia Records. It was produced by Richard Perry who has produced albums for other artists such as Carly Simon. ...
  5. Breakaway is a brand of chocolate-covered digestive biscuit from Nestlé, which has been produced since 1970.
  6. From 1919 to 1927, Breakaway was a popular swing dance developed from the Texas Tommy and Charleston in Harlem's African American communities. ...
  7. "Breakaway" is a song from the album Another Place and Time by Donna Summer, recorded in 1989. The album was written by popular British production team Stock, Aitken & Waterman and produced four hit singles including the international smash "This Time I Know It's For Real. ...
  8. Breakaway is the game for the 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition, announced on January 9, 2010. Robots direct soccer balls into goals, traverse "bumps" in the field, suspend themselves and each other on towers, and/or go through a tunnel located in the center of the field.
  9. A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton; 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; Having broken away from a larger unit
  10. To ride away from the peloton in an effort to win a race. Because the peloton can ride much faster than an individual, breaking away is often a futile effort and leads to exhaustion, with the peloton eventually catching the rider. ...
  11. A breakaway is a small plastic piece with an internal spring which is used to provide force on a facebow.
  12. switch - A safety device that activates the trailer brakes in the event the trailer becomes accidentally disconnected from the hitch while traveling.
  13. A set of symmetric or complementary movements or footwork executed by a couple who intentionally break contact (except for spins and turns), which is not a clearly lead-able derivative of a recognizable swing pattern.
  14. Breakaway, or break in short, is when a small group of riders or an individual have successfully opened a gap ahead of the peloton.
  15. This is a sprint used by a skater to breakaway from the rest of the skaters and is usually done in the final moments of a race in a sprint to the finish line.
  16. When a player has possession of the puck and there are no defenders other than the goalie between him and the opposing goal.
  17. when an attacker with the ball approaches the goal undefended; this exciting play pits a sole attacker against the goalkeeper in a one-on-one showdown.
  18. A rider or group of riders who have a lead over the peloton.
  19. (traditional). 1984. Youth chorus, boy's chorus, girl's chorus, soloists, computer. Ms
  20. A term used to describe a loss of traction when negotiating a curve or when accelerating from a standing start. The tires slide against, instead of grip, the road surface.
  21. Also called "Fast Break" or "Counterattack"; an attacker quickly moves in behind defenders leaving only the goalie between the attacker and the goal.
  22. A breakaway occurs when an offensive player is able to “breakaway” from all the defensive players and is therefore one-on-one with the opposing goalkeeper.
  23. A routing control mode wherein an audio source can be selected independently of the video source and vice versa. See AFV/Audio-Follow-Video.
  24. similar to a surge in running, when one or more athletes increase their speed significantly in an attempt to create distance between themselves and the rest of the competitors.
  25. counter attack where rapid movement is made into forward space. Counter attacking soccer is a strategy employed by teams when playing away from home.