26984 words

getaway

3 definitions • 4 examples
1
an occasion when someone leaves a place quickly, usually after committing a crime:

Examples:

make your getaway The two masked men made their getaway in a stolen van.
getaway car Two men were waiting outside the bank in a getaway car.
2
an escape, esp. from a dangerous situation:

Examples:

The men made their getaway in a car parked outside the bank.
3
A getaway is also a place where you go for a vacation:

Examples:

a getaway in the Poconos

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