(rail transport) an occurrence where a railway with one track gauge meets another railway of a different gauge, thus requiring transhipment of goods and passengers, or a change of bogies on the train.

Synonym of jail break

The crime of cutting and taking away branches of a hedge.

A break (frequently, week-long) in classes taking place somewhere between the end of the first third and start of the last third of a semester (term), this may coincide with a mid-semester examination period (midterms).

plural of break fast

plural of break-fast

plural of break-axe

A South American hardwood, Sloanea jamaicensis

Alternative form of strikebreak

(idiomatic) To be the first to address or publicize an issue, often a news story. / (idiomatic, screenwriting jargon) To create or determine the outline of the story of a screenplay.