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Getaway

noun

The attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration. Synonym: pickup.

A rapid escape (as by criminals). Synonym: lam. "After the expose he had to take it on the lam"

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"Getaway" Quotes from Famous Books

... him, anyway. He promised me, on his word of honor, that be wouldn't mention a thing—and he must have actually hunted for a chance to tell! He didn't have the nerve to come to the house yesterday, when he was here with Fred—perhaps he won't come to-day, after all. So you'll have to help me make my getaway, pal." ...

— Lonesome Land • B. M. Bower

... or bust, eh?" says I. "All right; I'm right behind you. But let's make it a sleuthy getaway, so ...

— The House of Torchy • Sewell Ford

... you understand it," the boy said. "Of course, if you choose to look at the facts as you do, I cannot help it. I don't want to get shot, so I think I'll not try to make a getaway." ...

— Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal - or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol • G. Harvey Ralphson

Words linked to "Getaway" : escape, flight, lam, acceleration, get away