0 an occasion when someone leaves a place quickly, usually after committing a crime -- （通常指犯罪後）逃跑，逃走，逃離
Common nouns of this type are blackout, break-up, getaway, get-together, hold-up, mix-up, sit-in, and take-off.
One regular client joked that before a burglary he always took a bath so that he could make a clean getaway.
We have all seen those old cowboy films in which the baddies make their getaway by crossing the state line.
In these days of cars and quick getaways those powers are not adequate for a police constable.
The two parties are making their getaway, and one man covers the other.
The lorry had been stolen, and, in making their getaway, the thieves had mounted the pavement with the lorry and run over this young lad.
Is this another preparation for a proper getaway?
It is reported as it makes its getaway, yet the authorities take no steps to intercept it.
