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cutaway
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
cutaway
(adjective)
cutaway
/
ˈ
kʌtəˌweɪ/
adjective
cutaway
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ˈ
kʌtəˌweɪ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of CUTAWAY
:
having the top or outside removed so the inside parts can be seen
The diagram shows a
cutaway
view of an engine.
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