/ English Dictionary

BREAKOUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An escape from jail

Example:

the breakout was carefully planned

Synonyms:

break; breakout; gaolbreak; jailbreak; prison-breaking; prisonbreak

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("breakout" is a kind of...):

escape; flight (the act of escaping physically)

Derivation:

break out (move away or escape suddenly)

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