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breakout

brea·kout

US/ˈbreɪˌkaʊt/ uncommon

noun

1.

an escape from jail

  • “the breakout was carefully planned”

Origin

Deverbal from break out. The video game genre is named after Breakout, the first game of this kind, released in 1976 by Atari.

Phrases

  • breakout board
  • breakout character
  • breakout force
  • breakout group
  • breakout room
  • breakout session

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