breakout

/ˈbreɪkˌaʊt/
/ˈbreɪkaʊt/
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Other forms: breakouts

Definitions of breakout
  1. noun
    an escape from jail
    “the breakout was carefully planned”
    synonyms: break, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak
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    type of:
    escape, flight
    the act of escaping physically
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