getaway

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. the act of escaping from a place, especially after committing a crime.

n. the act of escaping or departing rapidly, particularly from a scene of a crime or a restrictive situation.

Español:escapatoria

“The bank robbers made a clean getaway before the police arrived.”

“Despite the heavy security presence at the perimeter, the prisoners managed a daring getaway under the cover of a heavy midnight fog.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

adj. describing something used to help someone escape, like a car.

adj. pertaining to or used in an escape; almost exclusively used as an attributive adjective modifying nouns like 'car', 'driver', or 'vehicle'.

“The thieves left their getaway car in a dark alley two miles from the store.”

“Witnesses reported seeing a silver sedan acting as the getaway vehicle, though the license plate had been obscured by mud.”