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English Dictionary: breakaway	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for breakaway
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
breakaway adj having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction" Synonym(s): breakaway, fissiparous, separatist n the act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood" Synonym(s): breakaway, breaking away
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Breakaway \Break"a*way`\, n. [Break + away] [Australasia] 1. A wild rush of sheep, cattle, horses, or camels (especially at the smell or the sight of water); a stampede. 2. An animal that breaks away from a herd.