breakout

Plural: breakouts

Noun

• A sudden, forceful escape from a place or situation.
• an escape from jail
  • "the breakout was carefully planned"
• An escape from prison.
• An escape from any restrictive or confining situation.
• The point at which visibility returns after passing through clouds.
• An outbreak (sudden eruption of disease etc.).
• A breakdown of statistics; a detailed view of component parts.
• A room in a hotel etc. that can be taken by a smaller group at a large conference.
• A style of video game that involves moving a paddle to deflect a ball into a wall of bricks to eliminate them one by one.

Adj

• Of a book, film, or other work: leading its author to sudden mainstream success.
• Splitting a signal into several signals.

Examples

• breakout box; breakout cable
• His score saw a breakout in the final rounds, securing his victory.

Synonyms

break, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak, prison break

Related Words

outbreak