Definitions from Wiktionary (breakaway)

▸ adjective:  Having broken away from a larger unit.
▸ adjective:  Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure.
▸ adjective:  (ice hockey) Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun)
▸ adjective:  (entertainment industry) Enjoying rapid popular success.
▸ noun:  The act of breaking away from something.
▸ noun:  (cycle racing) A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton.
▸ noun:  (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.
▸ noun:  (boxing) The act of getting away from one's opponent; the separation of the boxers after a spell of infighting.
▸ noun:  (Australia) A stampede of animals.
▸ noun:  (Australia) An animal that breaks away from a herd.
▸ noun:  (Australia, geography) An eroding steep slope on the edge of a plateau; an escarpment.
▸ noun:  (Australia) A channel of floodwater that has burst from its usual course; or the track or channel eroded by the water.
▸ noun:  A particular yo-yo trick http://yoyo.wikia.com/wiki/Breakaway.
▸ noun:  A swing dance in which the leader occasionally swings the follower out into an open position.
▸ noun:  (theater) An item of scenery designed to be broken or destroyed during the performance.
▸ Also see breakaway

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