Noun

(en noun)

(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.

Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.

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(sports) The penetration of the opposition defence

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, year=2011 , date=September 29 , author=Jon Smith , title=Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=But with the lively Dos Santos pulling the strings behind strikers Pavlyuchenko and Defoe, Spurs controlled the first half without finding the breakthrough their dominance deserved.}}

Noun

(en noun)

A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity.

That fad went out with the eighties, but I think it's making a comeback .

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, year=2011 , date=February 5 , author=Paul Fletcher , title=Newcastle 4 - 4 Arsenal , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Newcastle produced a stunning comeback from 4-0 down to earn a draw that shocked title hopefuls Arsenal.}}

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, year=2013 , date=December 6 , author= alim17 , title=Girls' Generation rumored to make a comeback in early 2014! , work=allkpop.com citation , page= , passage= According to rumors in the entertainment world on December 6, Girls' Generation will be making a comeback' next year with a masculine concept. They have supposedly decided on the title song in their new album and have begun filming the music video on December 6. It appears they have started preparing for a full-scale '''comeback'''! It will be the girls' first Korean ' comeback in a year since "I Got a Boy." }}

A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.

I wish I had thought of a quick comeback for his comment.