Meaning & use
cutaway
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A diagram, model, or shot that shows the interior of something by removing or omitting part of its outer covering.
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The museum display included a cutaway of the engine so visitors could see how the pistons moved.
The documentary used a cutaway to a wide shot of the city before returning to the interview.
A note on using this word
In filmmaking, a cutaway is a brief shot that interrupts the main action to show something else, then returns to it; in technical drawing, it refers to a diagram exposing internal structure.
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2. noun
A jacket or coat with the front cut away in a slanting line below the waist.
He wore a formal cutaway coat to the wedding.
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