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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

break·a·way / ˈbrākəˌwā/ • n. 1. a divergence or radical change from something established or long standing: rock was a breakaway from pop. ∎ a secession of a number of people from an organization, typically following conflict or disagreement and resulting in the establishment of a new organization: [as adj.] the breakaway republic. 2. Sports a sudden attack or forward movement, esp. in a bicycle race or in hockey or football.

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breakaway

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

breakaway n.
1. the onset of a condition in which the shock front moves away from the exterior of the expanding fireball produced by the explosion of a nuclear weapon.

2. after completion of an attack, the turn to one's heading as directed.

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breakaway

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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