BREAKAWAY

9 letters 21 Scrabble points

Definition of BREAKAWAY

noun

  1. The act of breaking away from something.

  2. A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton.

  3. 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.

adjective

  1. Having broken away from a larger unit.

    "The breakaway republic is slowly establishing order and civil society."

  2. Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure.

    "a breakaway wall"

  3. Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun)

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters B R E A K A W A Y
Length 9 letters
Scrabble Score 21 points