Break-off
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Break-off is a noun meaning That which breaks off, or is broken off.
Meaning
That which breaks off, or is broken off.
More Meanings
- A break, discontinuance, or interruption
- (billiards, snooker) The first shot in a game of snooker or other cue-game
- Nonstandard form of break off (“to play the first shot in a frame of snooker, billiards or pool”).
Example Sentences
All break-offs occur due to the deadline being reached or an occasional agent crash on a big domain.
Stable glacier advance and retreat Advancing glaciers may inundate land, override installations (e.g., hydropower installations), dam rivers and form lakes, cause ice break-offs when the glacier advances over a cliff, etc.
Word Forms
- break-offs
- breakoff
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include break, breakaway, breaking, abruption, offsplit, discontinuer.
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