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getaway
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getaway
(noun)
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getaway
/
ˈ
getəˌweɪ/
noun
plural
getaways
getaway
/
ˈ
getəˌweɪ/
noun
plural
getaways
Learner's definition of GETAWAY
[
count
]
1
:
the act of getting away or escaping
The robbers made a clean
getaway
. [=
escape
]
He drove the
getaway car
[=the car used by criminals to leave the scene of a crime]
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2
a
:
a short vacation
We're planning a weekend
getaway
to the mountains.
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b
:
a place where people go for a short vacation
The resort advertises itself as the perfect island
getaway
.
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