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The act or an instance of releasing or letting out something. / (idiomatic, chiefly Britain) An opportunity to avoid or escape from a difficult or unpleasant situation.

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let-out

Noun

Britain idiomatic

The act or an instance of releasing or letting out something. / (idiomatic, chiefly Britain) An opportunity to avoid or escape from a difficult or unpleasant situation.

Japanese Meaning

（何かを）放出または解放する行為・事例 / （苦境や不快な状況から）逃れるための機会

What is this buttons?

The sudden let-out of steam from the boiler alerted the crew.

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ボイラーからの蒸気の突然の放出が乗組員の注意を引いた。

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Sense（1）

The act or an instance of releasing or letting out something.

“I just want you to know that this whole Missteps thing has nothing to do with me or any of my staff.” A let-out of breath. “I don't know who it is, but it sounds like that letter to the editor from back when you were playing? […]”

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(idiomatic, chiefly Britain) An opportunity to avoid or escape from a difficult or unpleasant situation.

It has of course the brilliant let-out that it does not seek to prove that its statements are true, but only that they are “verifiable”. This principle is relatively weak: Wikipedists are supposed to be able to source their remarks.

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let-outs

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