[count] 1 : the act of getting away or escaping
▪ The robbers made a clean getaway. [=escape] ▪ He drove the getaway car [=the car used by criminals to leave the scene of a crime] 2 a : a short vacation
▪ We're planning a weekend getaway to the mountains.
b : a place where people go for a short vacation
▪ The resort advertises itself as the perfect island getaway. — see also get away at get
▪ The robbers made a clean getaway. [=escape] ▪ He drove the getaway car [=the car used by criminals to leave the scene of a crime]
▪ We're planning a weekend getaway to the mountains.
b : a place where people go for a short vacation
▪ The resort advertises itself as the perfect island getaway. — see also get away at get




