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n. (short break English)
Usage examples of "short breaks".
Here she often met Frank Chalmers, of all people, taking one of his short breaks.
During one of the short breaks, while they washed down cold tasteless concentrate with water, Majja showed her how to draw her ion pistol, aim it to track her prey, and fire.
It took all that day to take care of our old friend, with a stop for lunch and a few short breaks for water and to catch my breath in the shade of the wagon-breaks I shared with Lady Mac, letting her get down each time I came up.
It was during these short breaks that Pitt noticed a growing number of cars parked at the bottom of Gongord Hill.
If everything fails, the batteries can usually supply enough current to cover short breaks in service.
Crowds lined the pavements of every street, packed tightly together in rows several deep, waving flags and banners and calling out the names of their favorites in the short breaks between the massed cheering.
Steadily, but not without short breaks, when they came to glades with good grass.