soft break

noun

A breakaway that is allowed to go from the peloton in a stage race because it poses no strategic threat to any of the main contenders in the general classification.

“Near-synonym: soft return (sometimes synonymous)”

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Meanings

nounsoft break (plural soft breaks)

plural soft breaks

  1. cyclingA breakaway that is allowed to go from the peloton in a stage race because it poses no strategic threat to any of the main contenders in the general classification.
  2. computingA soft line break: any of certain kinds of line break (depending on implementation details) that cause a newline (i.e., line feed plus carriage return) inside a single paragraph, rather than demarking a paragraph break (hard return).

    Near-synonym: soft return (sometimes synonymous)

    Synonyms: soft return

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA soft line break: any of certain kinds of line break (depending on implementation details) that cause a newline (i.e., line feed plus carriage return) inside a single paragraph, rather than demarking a paragraph break (hard return).

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APA

soft break. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20break

MLA

“soft break.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20break. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft break,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20break.

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