Definitions for getaway
ˈgɛt əˌweɪget·away

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. pickup, getaway(noun)

   the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration

   "his car has a lot of pickup"

2. getaway, lam(noun)

   a rapid escape (as by criminals)

   "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"

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1. getaway(Noun)

   A means of escape.

   Etymology: From get + away.

2. getaway(Noun)

   The effecting of an escape.

   Etymology: From get + away.

3. getaway(Noun)

   A vacation or holiday or the destination for one.

   Etymology: From get + away.

4. getaway(Adjective)

   Pertaining to an escape, as in a vehicle or plans.

   They'd been discussing their getaway plans for weeks.

   Etymology: From get + away.

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1. Getaway

   Getaway is Australia's longest-running travel television program. Debuting on 14 May 1992, it is broadcast on the Nine Network and TLC. Its main competitor was The Great Outdoors on the Seven Network until 2009. A New Zealand version of the program, with some local content, used to be broadcast on TV One and Prime TV. The first season only looked at only Australian resorts and locations, but by 1993 had expanded to look at overseas destinations.

Anagrams for getaway »

1. waygate

2. gateway

How to pronounce getaway?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of getaway in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of getaway in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of getaway in a Sentence

1. Francesco Tomba:

   There's no other getaway like this, these days I don't have any time to read and I'm really looking forward to having hours and hours of 'reading time'.

2. Timothy Bono:

   A lavish vacation of several weeks will not necessarily bring more happiness than a quick getaway that lasts just a few days. In fact, it may actually bring more happiness in the long run to go on two short vacations, separated by several months, than one long one each year, you'd have two sets of experiences to look forward to and two sets of memories to look back on and relive for years to come.

3. Ralph Peters:

   There aren't little giveaways, it's the overall skill with which the attack was executed, and they didn't just go nuts and shoot wildly, as amateur jihadis do. They set out to kill specific people and never list focus. [ They ] even stayed cool during the getaway phase. These men had killed before.

4. Eric Bradley:

   We are English back to I don’t know when, but I know there is Jewish blood in the family, they might have worried they’d have to buy their way out of England. Maybe it was part of a getaway plan.

5. Nic Gulas:

   It was a random dude just ran up to the balloon, stuck a knife in it, and ran off. We had police close by because of another driver earlier, so they went over and arrested him and his getaway driver.

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