record-breaking
record-breaking adjective: of an achievement or observation, exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity or category.
Adjective
record-breaking (not comparable)
- Of an achievement or observation, exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity or category.
- The peak of the record-breaking month came during the fourth week, when the railways were called upon to handle the transport side of the official evacuation from the London area.1944 September and October, “A Busy Month”, in Railway Magazine, page 259
- For example, record-breaking rainfall in the UK made February 2020 the wettest February on record, while July 2019 was deemed to be the warmest month on record worldwide.2020 July 29, Ian Prosser discusses with Paul Stephen, “Rail needs robust and strategic plans”, in RAIL, page 42
- Synonyms:
- record-setting, record
record-breaking meaning in Arabic
record-breaking in Arabic
- exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
- قِيَاسِيّ qiyāsiyy
Synonyms of record-breaking
Questions about record-breaking
- What does record-breaking mean?
- Record-breaking means of an achievement or observation, exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity or category.
- What is record-breaking in Arabic?
- Record-breaking in Arabic is قِيَاسِيّ (qiyāsiyy). See Record-breaking meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is record-breaking?
- Record-breaking is an adjective.
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