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escape route
noun[ C ]
uk /ɪˈskeɪp ˌruːt/ us /ɪˈskeɪp ˌruːt//ɪˈskeɪp ˌraʊt/
a particular way that you can use to get out of a place:
She looked around for a possible escape route.
The aim was to cut off the enemy's escape route.
a method of getting out of a difficult situation:
I was doing a job that I didn't enjoy and was looking for an escape route.
Education offers an escape route to some children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Their only escape route was a perilous journey through the mountains.
The rising water closed off any escape routes for the trapped miners.
Once their supply lines and escape route had been cut off, the rebel army was forced to surrender.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Running away and escaping
abscond
abscond from somewhere
abscond with someone/something
back away
back off
bail out
elopement
elude
escape from someone/something
escapology
extrication
leg
loose
runaway
scarce
scarper
scram
shake something off
throw
underground
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