n.
Function: adjective
Date: 1927
1 : favoring independence from an affiliation : SECEDING <a breakaway faction formed a new party>
2 : made to break, shatter, or bend easily < breakaway road signs for highway safety>
3 a : of, relating to, or resulting from a breakaway <a breakaway goal> b : allowing or having an ability to execute a breakaway < breakaway speed>