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breakout

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈbreɪkaʊt/

breakout means: An escape from prison, often involving several prisoners.

noun

PRISON ESCAPEB2

An escape from prison, often involving several prisoners.

  • Three prisoners escaped in a breakout.
  • Guards discovered a tunnel after the prison breakout.
  • Police stopped an attempted breakout last night.

Similar words: escape, jailbreak

Common phrases: prison breakout, mass breakout, attempted breakout

SKIN SPOTSB2

A sudden appearance of spots on the skin, or a sudden spread of illness.

  • I had a breakout on my chin.
  • Stress can cause a breakout of spots.
  • She gets fewer breakouts since changing her skin care routine.

Similar words: outbreak, eruption

Common phrases: acne breakout, bad breakout, skin breakout

adjective

SIGNAL SPLITTINGC2

Used to divide one electrical connection or signal into several separate ones.

  • Connect the breakout cable to the recorder.
  • The breakout box gives us eight separate audio outputs.
  • These breakout connectors make each signal available separately.

Common phrases: breakout cable, breakout box, breakout connector

Questions about breakout

What does breakout mean?

An escape from prison, often involving several prisoners.

What is breakout in other languages?

Türkçe: firar · Español: fuga · Français: évasion · Deutsch: Gefängnisausbruch · Italiano: evasione · 日本語: 脱獄

How do you pronounce breakout?

It is pronounced /ˈbreɪkaʊt/.

How do you use breakout in a sentence?

Three prisoners escaped in a breakout. Guards discovered a tunnel after the prison breakout.

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