a cutaway model, drawing etc is open on one side so that you can see the details inside it—cutaway noun [countable]
cutaway1adjectivecutaway2noun
cutawaycutaway2 noun [countable]a short part of a television programme or a film that shows something different from the main action, for example an image of someone listening to a person who is talking: As he continued with his speech, cutaways showed the audience looking bored.