getaway

American  

[get-uh-wey] / ˈgɛt əˌweɪ /

noun

1. a getting away or fleeing; an escape.

2. the start of a race.

   a fast getaway.

3. a place where one escapes for relaxation, vacation, etc., or a period of time for such recreation.

   a little seaside getaway; a two-week getaway in the Bahamas.

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adjective

1. used as a means of escape or fleeing.

   a stolen getaway car.

2. used for occasional relaxation, retreat, or reclusion.

   a weekend getaway house.

Etymology

Origin of getaway

First recorded in 1850–55; noun use of verb phrase get away

Example Sentences

Fort Worth is ideal for a weekend getaway.

From Salon

She could just stay in the house—her parents are gone on a weekend getaway to Kansas City and they’d never know—but the rules have been drilled into her since childhood.

From Literature

It’s also steps from Joshua Tree National Park, one of the nation’s most beloved desert getaways where about 3 million people visit annually.

From Los Angeles Times

My travel companion, who planned the entire seaside getaway, directed us to the wrong train at London’s King’s Cross station.

From The Wall Street Journal

That “high, mindless scream in the getaway car,” Ebert writes, “provides, for me, a very adequate vision of hell.”

From The Wall Street Journal