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avenue of escape

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avenue of escape
Fig. the pathway or route along which someone or something escapes. The open window was the bird's only avenue of escape from the house. Bill saw that his one avenue of escape was through the back door.
See also: escape


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A major avenue of escape for troubled credit-card borrowers is narrowing.
99)--and her avenue of escape allows her to find things in an unexpected place.
Though not presently required by current New York City codes, this practice would be very useful for fire fighting as an additional line of defense or another avenue of escape that is "smoke free.
 
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