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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Breakaway

/brāk'-əw-āˌ/ · Break·a·way · IPA /ˈbɹeɪkəweɪ/
01 n. A wild rush of sheep, cattle, horses, or camels (especially at the smell or the sight of water); a stampede.
  1. 1.
    A wild rush of sheep, cattle, horses, or camels (especially at the smell or the sight of water); a stampede.[Australasia]
  2. 2.
    An animal that breaks away from a herd.
  3. 3.
    an object designed to break off or shatter under impact, as a safety measure.
  4. 4.
    the sudden emergence of one or more players or contestants from a clustered group, rushing toward a goal, as bicyclists in a race, or baketball players after a rebound has been caught.(Sport)