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How to pronounce “breakaway”
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Pronunciation guide for breakaway
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of breakaway with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Chicago Black Hawks Dark Inside Story
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- Definition summary
- Having broken away from a larger unit.
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How to pronounce breakaway
Chicago Black Hawks Dark Inside Story

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Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “breakaway”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Having broken away from a larger unit.
- Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure.
- (ice hockey) Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun)
- (entertainment industry) Enjoying rapid popular success.
- [Noun]
- The act of breaking away from something.
- (cycle racing) A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton.
- (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.
- (boxing) The act of getting away from one's opponent; the separation of the boxers after a spell of infighting.
- (Australia) A stampede of animals.
- (Australia) An animal that breaks away from a herd.
- (Australia, geography) An eroding steep slope on the edge of a plateau; an escarpment.
- (Australia) A channel of floodwater that has burst from its usual course; or the track or channel eroded by the water. [from 19th c.]
- A particular yo-yo trick [9].
- A swing dance in which the leader occasionally swings the follower out into an open position.
- (theater) An item of scenery designed to be broken or destroyed during the performance.
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