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Definition of
breakneck adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
breakneck
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈbreɪknɛk
/
/
[
only before noun
]
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very fast and dangerous
to drive
at breakneck speed
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breakneck
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