linebreak

Noun

line break (plural line breaks)

1. A point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line.
2. A character indicating that subsequent characters should appear on a separate line of text.
   • Near-synonyms: newline, line feed, carriage return, hard return, soft return (sometimes synonymous)

   Synonyms:

   newline, line feed, carriage return, hard return, soft return

3. A break made through the opposition's defensive line.
   • Toby Flood replaced Wilkinson at the break and scrum-half Ben Youngs scored almost directly from the restart, spotting a gap down the short side and linking well with Tuilagi down the right flank, and nine minutes later full-back Ben Foden extended England's lead following a bullocking line-break...2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport