Meaning of escape route | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A path used by someone to escape from a dangerous place.
2. A way out of a difficult or unpleasant situation.
   figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“In case of emergency, all personnel must follow⟳ the escape⟳ routes.”

“The UN estimates that 368,000 people have⟳ already fled from Ukraine into neighbouring countries in recent days, and for many the train⟳ remains the most reliable escape⟳ route, not least to Przemyśl, the first station in Poland across the border⟳.”

“Success was a laugh⟳ for Dizzee, but it was also his escape⟳ route from a tense upbringing: he was expelled from four schools and often ran into trouble⟳; shortly after winning the Mercury prize in 2003, he was stabbed by a rival crew member in Ayia Napa. Now, suddenly, he could travel⟳ freely, support⟳ his family, make⟳ a difference in people’s lives with his music.”

“Books and stories have⟳ always been my escape⟳ route from busy London life. As a child I was often found reading – in a corner at home in Battersea, or in the library, on a bus, or the back of a car, drifting into the lives of others for hours on end⟳, with only the act of turning the page occasionally jolting me back into reality.”

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