getaway

    nounBand 6informal

    UKˈɡetəweɪ
    USˈɡɛtəˌweɪ

    A short holiday or escape from everyday life.

    A small wooden cabin by a misty lake with a jetty and a canoe pulled up on the shore
    A cabin far from the city: a getaway is a short escape from everyday life.

    We booked a weekend getaway to the coast.

    A quiet getaway was exactly what they needed.

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    Words that go with getaway: weekend getaway; romantic getaway; quick getaway; a weekend getaway.

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