GETAWAY


Meaning of GETAWAY in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

quick

He climbed down and removed all his clothing except for his socks, which he left on in order to make a quick getaway .

In case he wants to make. a quick getaway ?

You might have to make a quick getaway !

Thanks to this quick getaway aquarium heaters need not be shielded to protect Ampullaria from burns.

Whoever it was must be making a very quick getaway .

Vikings contemplated arduous upstream journeys, but quick getaways .

If Steen turned nasty, he'd be glad of a quick getaway .

■ NOUN

car

Their stolen getaway car was found later in Tiger's Bay.

If the Grinch stole Christmas, consumers drove the getaway car .

The red Rover getaway car was abandoned two miles away and was carrying false number plates.

Prosecutors contend that McVeigh used the Mercury as a getaway car to flee the scene of the bombing five days later.

They abandoned their getaway car in Sealand Road.

I drove a getaway car once.

Police recovered a black Opel car , believed to have been used as a getaway car in the attack.

Power was in a getaway car several blocks from the bank.

van

They were on the dashboard of his getaway van , which he crashed after the £2,000 raid in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.

The getaway van was later found abandoned along with the stolen scrap metal.

Security guard Ron Letts was crushed by a getaway van when he surprised a gang stealing scrap metal.

weekend

The specials, publicized only on the Internet and good for weekend getaways , are far lower than any other fares.

These are ideal weekend getaways and begin at around $ 500 a person, including air fare.

■ VERB

make

You might have to make a quick getaway !

He then makes his getaway in the subway.

Whoever it was must be making a very quick getaway .

There, we spent a night at a Yonchon inn and waited until dawn to make our getaway .

The two gunmen succeeded in making a getaway on foot.

In case a dish fails to appease a customer, Steve Carrasco can always make a flying getaway .

After robbing the van, they made their getaway in the red car, which was abandoned a few hundred yards away.

In case he wants to make . a quick getaway ?

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Big Bear Lake is a popular weekend getaway .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

He climbed down and removed all his clothing except for his socks, which he left on in order to make a quick getaway .

He then makes his getaway in the subway.

Some are planning getaways to private cabins.

Thanks to this quick getaway aquarium heaters need not be shielded to protect Ampullaria from burns.

The red Rover getaway car was abandoned two miles away and was carrying false number plates.

These are ideal weekend getaways and begin at around $ 500 a person, including air fare.

You might have to make a quick getaway !

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