Synonyms for breakout


Grammar : Noun
Spell : breyk-out
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbreɪkˌaʊt


Définition of breakout

Origin :
  • 1820, from break (v.) + out (adv.). The verbal phrase goes back to Old English ut brecan, utabrecan. Transitive sense is attested from 1610s.
  • noun escape
Example sentences :
  • It gave an exact time for the breakout of the Mekinese fleet.
  • Extract from : « Talents, Incorporated » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • It is that Talents, Incorporated may be wrong about the time of breakout.
  • Extract from : « Talents, Incorporated » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • When the squad ship came out of overdrive and he was awakened by the unpleasantness of breakout, he yawned.
  • Extract from : « A Matter of Importance » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • It would have assembled itself at that breakout point, but it would still arrive in a disorderly mob.
  • Extract from : « Talents, Incorporated » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • He sketched out in his own mind a course of action that would be possible to follow after breakout off Mekin.
  • Extract from : « Talents, Incorporated » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • There was the unbearable double sensation of going into, and breakout from, overdrive simultaneously.
  • Extract from : « Talents, Incorporated » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • Bors almost chanted, while with gestures toward the radar-screen he picked out the objects near which breakout should fall.
  • Extract from : « Talents, Incorporated » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • There was no answer from the ground when breakout came and Calhoun drove the Med Ship to a favorable position for a call.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • His young students took command in four-hour watches, with at least one breakout from overdrive in each watch.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • There was no answer from the ground when breakout came and Calhoun drove the Med Ship to a favourable position for a call.
  • Extract from : « This World Is Taboo » by Murray Leinster

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