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ground-breaking

ground-breaking adjective: innovative, different than other things of its type.

Adjective

ground-breaking (comparative more ground-breaking, superlative most ground-breaking)

  1. (idiomatic) innovative, different than other things of its type.
    • ground-breaking technology
    • There were papers such as John Aspinall's presidential address about his ground-breaking work on railway electrification in 1909 [...].2019 November 20, Philip Haigh, “A prestigious institution”, in Rail, page 69

Noun

ground-breaking (plural ground-breakings)

  1. A ceremony marking the commencement of construction of a road, bridge, or building.
    • I HAVE had a hand in numerous ground breakings and ribbon cuttings, but never before have I approached one with the eagerness and enthusiasm that I possess for today's ceremony.1960 August 2, Bert T. Combs, “GROUND BREAKING FOR KENTUCKY POWER COMPANY PLANT Louisa”, in George W. Robinson, editor, The Public Papers of Governor Bert T. Combs: 1959–1963, published 2014, page 118
    • At anniversaries and graduations, ground breakings and inaugurations — the various community occasions when achievements are recognized and ventures launched […]1997, Eugene H. Peterson, Jim Lyster, John Sharon, Subversive Spirituality, page 149

ground-breaking meaning in Bengali

ground-breaking in Bengali

উদ্ভাবনী, রাস্তা

Forms of ground-breaking

Adjective
comparativemore ground-breaking
superlativemost ground-breaking
Noun
pluralground-breakings

Questions about ground-breaking

What does ground-breaking mean?
Ground-breaking means innovative, different than other things of its type.
What is ground-breaking in Bengali?
Ground-breaking in Bengali is উদ্ভাবনী, রাস্তা. See Ground-breaking meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is ground-breaking?
Ground-breaking can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near ground-breaking in the dictionary

  1. ground wires
  2. ground zero
  3. ground zeroes
  4. ground-bird
  5. ground-birds
  6. ground-breaking
  7. ground-chestnut
  8. ground-chestnuts
  9. ground-effect machine
  10. ground-effect machines
  11. ground-effect vehicle

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