Definition of 'breakout'

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breakout

(breɪkaʊt ) also break-out

Word forms: plural breakouts

countable noun

If there has been a breakout, 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 in British

(ˈbreɪkˌaʊt)

noun

an escape, esp from prison or confinement

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

a great success, esp following relatively mediocre or disappointing performances

She is hoping for a breakout with this latest movie.

3. sport

a sudden attack, esp from a defensive position, in football, hockey, etc

another name for breakaway

modifier

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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breakout in American

(ˈbreɪkˌaʊt ; brākˈoutˌ)

noun

a sudden, forceful escape, as from prison or enemy troop encirclement

adjective

achieving, resulting in, or characterized by sudden or unexpected success or popularity

Example sentences containing 'breakout'

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No shoring, no boring, no blasting, no jackhammers, not even a shield to contain a breakout. Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (2001)

Hitler sends the entire Forty-eighth Panzer Corps to chop off Patton's neck after the breakout. James W. Hall BLACKWATER SOUND (2001)

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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.

American English: breakout
Brazilian Portuguese: fuga
Chinese: 越狱
European Spanish: fuga
French: évasion
German: Ausbruch
Italian: evasione
Japanese: 脱獄
Korean: 탈옥
European Portuguese: fuga
Spanish: fuga

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break-out group

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Definition of breakout from the Collins English Dictionary

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