Sports and Games
- Breakaway (ice hockey), a situation in which there are no defenders (except for the goaltender) between an attacking player and the goal
- Breakaway (FIRST), the game in the 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition
- Breakaway (rugby union) or flanker, a position in rugby union
- Breakaway rim, a type of basketball hoop
- Breakaway roping, a rodeo event
- In cycling, a group of riders detaching themselves from the front of the peloton
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