CUTAWAY


Meaning of CUTAWAY in English

/kut"euh way'/ , n.

1. Also called cutaway coat . a man's formal daytime coat having the front portion of the skirt cut away from the waist so as to curve or slope to the tails at the back.

2. Motion Pictures , Television.

a. a switch from one scene to another for showing simultaneous or related action, creating suspense, etc.

b. Also called cutaway shot . a shot that abruptly introduces content, scenery, etc., away from the central action.

3. an illustration or scale model having the outer section removed to display the interior.

adj.

4. having a part cut away, as an outer section of something being illustrated so that the inside may be shown.

[ 1835-45; adj., n. use of v. phrase cut away ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .