prison-breaking (C1)
noun
Definition
prison-breaking means an escape from jail. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The article uses prison-breaking to mean an escape from jail.
The teacher asked students to find prison-breaking in the reading.
Check the words around prison-breaking to choose the right meaning.
How to Use prison-breaking
- a/the prison-breaking (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a prison-breaking."
- prison-breaking in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked prison-breaking in context before translating it."
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