Definition of 'breakout'
Word forms: plural breakouts
countable noun
If there has been a break-out, someone has escaped from prison.
A prisoner escaped one day after he was recaptured following a previous break-out.
High Point prison had the highest number of breakouts of any jail in Britain.
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breakout (ˈbreɪkˌaʊt)
noun
1.
Five crocs were at large in Darwin's rural region following a mass breakout from a
crocodile farm.
A prisoner escaped one day after he was recaptured following a previous breakout.
High Point prison had the highest number of breakouts of any jail in Britain.
a mass breakout by more than 50 prisoners who overwhelmed their guards
2.
She is hoping for a breakout with this latest movie.
modifier
4.
constituting or causing a sudden big success
She maintains that the role of Marianne in Sense and Sensibility was her breakout
role.
Who will be the breakout stars of the World Cup 2012?
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adjective
2.
achieving, resulting in, or characterized by sudden or unexpected success or popularity
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Example sentences containing 'breakout'
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Translations for 'breakout'
British English: breakout NOUN
If there has been a break-out, someone has escaped from prison.A prisoner escaped one day after he was recaptured following a previous break-out.
If there has been a break-out, someone has escaped from prison.A prisoner escaped one day after he was recaptured following a previous break-out.
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