with great speed; dangerous
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Breakneck Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A steep place endangering the neck.
A steep place endangering the neck.
(n.)
A fall that breaks the neck.
A fall that breaks the neck.
(a.)
Producing danger of a broken neck; as, breakneck speed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutProducing danger of a broken neck; as, breakneck speed.
breakneck
\break"neck`\ (&?;), a. producing danger of a broken neck; as, breakneck speed.
breakneck
\break"neck`\ (&?;), n.
1. a fall that breaks the neck.
2. a steep place endangering the neck.
very fast or dangerous
at breakneck speed:bas döndürücü bir süratle
***Bergen embarked on a two-week breakneck effort to revise and update the original manuscript in order both to take account of September 11 and explain to readers still reeling from the tragedy exactly how bin Laden had orchestrated the bloodiest day in United States history since the Civil War.
at breakneck speed:bas döndürücü bir süratle
***Bergen embarked on a two-week breakneck effort to revise and update the original manuscript in order both to take account of September 11 and explain to readers still reeling from the tragedy exactly how bin Laden had orchestrated the bloodiest day in United States history since the Civil War.
Adjective
1. used of speed; "a breakneck pace"
(similar) dangerous, unsafe
Breakneck Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Breakneck is an English adjective meaning "dangerous or reckless" and can also be part of a name and refer to a place or other entity including the following:
Geography
- Breakneck Creek, a tributary of Connoquenessing Creek in western Pennsylvania
- Breakneck Hill in Allegany County, Maryland
- Breakneck Ridge, a mountain along the Hudson River, New York
- Breakneck Ridge, a small station on the Metro-North Railroad in New York State.
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