getaway

Definition

  • noun: the act of getting away or escaping
  • noun: an act or instance of getting away

Examples

  • He drove the 'getaway car' [=the car used by criminals to leave the scene of a crime]

  • The resort advertises itself as the perfect island 'getaway'.

  • We're planning a weekend 'getaway' to the mountains.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) They don't have things organized. I know what I'm doing. You know who goes to jail? Nigger stickup men. Know why they get caught? Because they fall asleep in the getaway car. Come on, don't worry so much, sweetie. Come here. After a while, it got to be all normal. None of it seemed like crimes. (..)
    1990 Goodfellas