What does "breakneck" mean?
Breakneck: A steep place endangering the neck.
Additional senses
- 2.Producing danger of a broken neck; as, breakneck speed.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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