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walkaway — [wôk′ə wā΄] n. an easily won victory … English World dictionary
Walkaway, Western Australia — Walkaway a corruption of the native Wagga wah referring to the bend in the nearby Greenough River, was the name given to the railway station when a line was built from Geraldton in 1887. In 1894 it was linked with Midland Junction by the building … Wikipedia
walkaway safe — adj. Describes a device, particularly a nuclear power plant, that will shut down or fail safely even if its operators must evacuate the scene. Example Citations: The next generation of plants must be built to work with nature and human nature… … New words
walkaway — noun Date: 1888 an easily won contest … New Collegiate Dictionary
walkaway — /wawk euh way /, n. 1. an easy victory or conquest. 2. a patient or inmate who escapes from an institution by walking away when not being supervised or guarded. [1885 90; n. use of v. phrase walk away] * * * … Universalium
walkaway — noun An easy victory; a walkover. See Also: walk away … Wiktionary
walkaway — Synonyms and related words: Cadmean victory, KO, Pyrrhic victory, ascendancy, cakewalk, championship, conquest, easy victory, grand slam, knockout, landslide, landslide victory, mastery, moral victory, picnic, pushover, romp, rout, runaway… … Moby Thesaurus
walkaway — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. An easy victory: walkover. Informal: runaway. Slang: romp. See EASY, WIN. 2. An easily accomplished task: child s play, cinch, pushover, snap, walkover. Informal: breeze. Slang: duck soup. See EASY … English dictionary for students
walkaway — walk|a|way [ˈwo:kəweı US ˈwo:k ] n AmE informal an easy victory = ↑walkover … Dictionary of contemporary English
walkaway — walk|a|way [ wɔkə,weı ] noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL an easy victory: WALKOVER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
