/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 ]