break cover

phrase

variants or less commonly break covert

: to run out suddenly from a hiding place, covert (see covert entry 2 sense 1), or lair

Examples of break cover in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Another major technological initiative to break cover at the recent Farnborough International Airshow was the upcoming flight-test phase of Airbus’s Wing of Tomorrow program. — David Szondy august 04, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026

Malinick expects that availability will also be short-lived, contending that the Blackbird will be entirely presold during Monterey Car Week, when a show prototype breaks cover on August 14 at the Quail, a Motorsports Gathering. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026

No, not the Q7, although a third-generation version of that vehicle broke cover in June. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1723, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for break cover

• discover
• hardcover
• recover
• thereover
• uncover
• hover
• plover
• rediscover
• undercover