cutaway

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A cutaway lock is a normal lock with portions of the casing made out of transparent material or removed entirely.

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A diagram or model having outer layers removed so as to show the interior

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noun

A diagram or model having outer layers removed so as to show the interior

noun

A coat with a tapered frontline.

noun

(television, cinematography) The interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cutaway.

noun

A diagram or model having outer layers removed so as to show the interior

noun

A coat with a tapered frontline.

noun

(television, cinematography) The interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else.

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(television, cinematography) A cut to a shot of person listening to a speaker so that the audience can see the listener's reaction.

Example sentences

A cutaway lock is a normal lock with portions of the casing made out of transparent material or removed entirely.

The $600 model has a cutaway view showing maybe $150 of stuff packed away inside.

It could make for interesting cutaway shots or PIP, but as you said, it would only be useful from time to time.

I think you might be misunderstanding what a cutaway lock is.

Journalist and activist Howard Morland pieced together a rough outline from unclassified sources and the government sued to block publication of his article.[2] That suit had the practical effect of confirming at least some of Morland's deductions, and much additional information has come to light since then including at least one alleged cutaway of a real weapon[3].