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Meaning of break-off | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. That which breaks off, or is broken off
  2. A break, discontinuance, or interruption
  3. The first shot in a game of snooker or other cue-game

Equivalents

Nederlands afstoot

Examples

“Stable glacier advance and retreat Advancing glaciers may inundate land, override installations (e.g., hydropower installations), dam rivers and form lakes, cause ice break-offs when the glacier advances over a cliff, etc.”
“All break-offs occur due to the deadline being reached or an occasional agent crash on a big domain.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

break-promise break-up break-upper break-vow break-wind break, pause, rest

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