Breakaway

Adjective

 * 1) Having broken away from a larger unit.

Noun

 * 1) (cycling) A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton.
 * The breakaway has maintained its lead all day and may actually survive to the finish.
 * 1)  A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them.

Thesaurus
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