getaway

noun

get·​away ˈge-tə-ˌwā 

1

: an act or instance of getting away: such as

a

: escape

b

: start

2

: a place suitable for a vacation

3

: a vacation especially of brief duration

Synonyms

• break
• breakout
• bunk [British]
• escape
• flight
• lam
• rout
• slip

Examples of getaway in a Sentence

We're planning a weekend getaway to the mountains.

The resort advertises itself as the perfect island getaway.

Recent Examples on the Web

Police released surveillance footage of two of the crooks, as well as their getaway vehicle, in the hopes someone recognizes them. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025

Dreaming up a future getaway or just armchair traveling? —Ceylan Yeğinsu, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025

Grab it on sale ahead of your next warm-weather getaway. —Clara McMahon, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025

Created by David Hilton and Preston Thompson (Kids in Love), Vanished will find Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory) and Claflin (Daisy Jones & the Six) playing Alice and Tom, a couple whose romantic getaway to Paris takes a dark turn after Tom suddenly disappears aboard a train to the south of France. —Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing getaway

• getaway car

Rhymes for getaway

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway

Kids Definition

getaway

noun

get·​away ˈget-ə-ˌwā 

1

: escape entry 2 sense 1

2

: start entry 2 sense 2

3

: a short vacation

4

: a place suitable for a vacation