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breakaway

About 0.34 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Having broken away from a larger unit.
    The breakaway republic is slowly establishing order and civil society.
  2. adjective Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure.
    a breakaway wall
  3. adjective Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun)
  4. adjective Enjoying rapid popular success.
  5. noun The act of breaking away from something.
  6. noun A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton.
  7. noun 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.
  8. noun The act of getting away from one's opponent; the separation of the boxers after a spell of infighting.

Similar words

weak independent separatist breaking away disengagement separation defector renegade separated rebel

Often followed by

from group of faction point movement groups and republic

Word family

breakaways breaksaway

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