cutaway
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cut·a·way
(kŭt′ə-wā′)n.
1. A coat with front edges sloping diagonally from the waist and forming tails at the back.
2. A brief shot that interrupts the main action of a film, often to depict related matter or supposedly concurrent action.
3. A model or diagram of an object with part of the outer layer removed so as to reveal the interior.
4. Sports An inward dive.
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cutaway
(ˈkʌtəˌweɪ)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a man's coat cut diagonally from the front waist to the back of the knees
2. (General Engineering)
a. a drawing or model of a machine, engine, etc, in which part of the casing is omitted to reveal the workings
b. (as modifier): a cutaway model.
3. (Film) films television a shot separate from the main action of a scene, to emphasize something or to show simultaneous events
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cut•a•way
(ˈkʌt əˌweɪ)n.
1. Also called cut′away coat′. a man's formal daytime coat with the front part of the skirt cut away from the waist so as to curve to the long tails at the back.
2. a shot or scene in a film that shifts abruptly from the principal scene to a related action.
3. an illustration or scale model having the outer section removed to display the interior.
adj. 4. having a part cut away.
[1835–45]
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| Noun | 1. |  cutaway - a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner partsrepresentation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something |
| 2. | cutaway - a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees coat - an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors |
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