breakaway

  1. Adjective.  Having broken away from a larger unit.
  2. Noun.  (cycling) A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton.
  3. Noun.  (ice hockey) A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them.

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