breakaway

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive)
• HYPHEN: break=a=way

CIDE DICTIONARY

breakaway, n. [Break + away].

•  A wild rush of sheep, cattle, horses, or camels (especially at the smell or the sight of water); a stampede.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  An animal that breaks away from a herd.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  an object designed to break off or shatter under impact, as a safety measure.  [PJC]
•  the sudden emergence of one or more players or contestants from a clustered group, rushing toward a goal, as bicyclists in a race, or baketball players after a rebound has been caught.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

breakaway, n.
1 the act or an instance of breaking away or seceding.
2 (attrib.) that breaks away or has broken away; separate.
3 Austral. a stampede, esp. at the sight or smell of water.
4 a false start in a race.
5 Rugby Football an outside second-row forward.

THESAURUS

breakaway

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