Phrase Hound found 19 phrases and 1 compound words that contain runaway. The most common are listed below. Open runaway in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
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- runaway trainAn uncontrolled railroad incident where a train or rolling stock moves without operator control, often due to brake failure, loss of power, or an accidental release on the main line.
- Robin runawaySynonym of dewdrop (“the plant Dalibarda repens”).
- runaway brideA bride-to-be who runs away from a wedding shortly before the ceremony, often due to so-called cold feet.
- runaway bridesplural of runaway bride: A bride-to-be who runs away from a wedding shortly before the ceremony, often due to so-called cold feet.
- runaway dieselA diesel internal combustion engine which is uncontrollable with conventional means due to an aspirated fuel leak that revs faster and faster to destruction unless stopped.
- runaway selectionSynonym of Fisherian runaway: A suggested sexual selection mechanism to account for the evolution of exaggerated male ornamentation (such as a peacock's plumage) by persistent, directional female choice.
- runaway starA star that has a high velocity relative to its surroundings (typically the result of a supernova in a binary star system).
- runaway starsplural of runaway star: A star that has a high velocity relative to its surroundings (typically the result of a supernova in a binary star system).
- runaway truck rampA traffic device that enables vehicles which are having braking problems to stop safely.
- Fisherian runawayA suggested sexual selection mechanism to account for the evolution of exaggerated male ornamentation (such as a peacock's plumage) by persistent, directional female choice.
- runaway shopA plant that is moved to another region in order to escape the demands of a trade union.
- runaway shopsplural of runaway shop: A plant that is moved to another region in order to escape the demands of a trade union.
- runaway trainsplural of runaway train: An uncontrolled railroad incident where a train or rolling stock moves without operator control, often due to brake failure, loss of power, or an accidental release on the main line.
- zeal without knowledge is a runaway horseEnthusiasm of an inexperienced person cannot be easily controlled.
- runaway diesel engineSynonym of runaway diesel: A diesel internal combustion engine which is uncontrollable with conventional means due to an aspirated fuel leak that revs faster and faster to destruction unless stopped.
- runaway diesel enginesplural of runaway diesel engine: A diesel internal combustion engine which is uncontrollable with conventional means due to an aspirated fuel leak that revs faster and faster to destruction unless stopped.
- runaway truck rampsplural of runaway truck ramp: A traffic device that enables vehicles which are having braking problems to stop safely.
- runaway dieselsplural of runaway diesel: A diesel internal combustion engine which is uncontrollable with conventional means due to an aspirated fuel leak that revs faster and faster to destruction unless stopped.
- runaway backtrackingSynonym of catastrophic backtracking: An excessively large amount of backtracking that occurs with certain regular expressions, due to an exponentially large number of possible matching paths to check.
Compound words 1
- nonrunawayOf a reaction, a process, etc.: not runaway; stable and controlled.