BREAKOUT

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

(noun) an escape from jail; “the breakout was carefully planned”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

breakout (plural breakouts)

An escape from prison.

An escape from any restrictive or confining situation.

An outbreak.

A breakdown of statistics; a detailed view of component parts.

A room in a hotel etc. that can be taken by a smaller group at a large conference.

Adjective

breakout (not comparable)

Of a book, film, or other work: leading its author to mainstream success.

Anagrams

• kabouter, outbrake, outbreak

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 December 2024

QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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