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Definition of breakout noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

breakout

noun
 
/ˈbreɪkaʊt/
 
/ˈbreɪkaʊt/
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  1. an escape from prison, usually by a group of prisoners
    • a mass breakout from a top security prison
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBreakout is used before these nouns:
    • hit
    • session
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