breakout
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈbreɪkaʊt/
breakout means: An escape from prison, often involving several prisoners.
noun
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.
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.
adjective
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.
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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