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Definition of breakneck adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

breakneck

adjective
 
/ˈbreɪknek/
 
/ˈbreɪknek/
 [only before noun]
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  1. very fast and dangerous
    • to drive at breakneck speed
    • We drove to the hospital at breakneck speed.
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBreakneck is used with these nouns:
    • pace
    • speed
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noun
 
 
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