record-breaking

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English

Adjective

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

  1. Of an achievement or observation, exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity or category.
    • 2020 July 29, Ian Prosser discusses with Paul Stephen, “Rail needs robust and strategic plans”, in Rail, page 42:
      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.

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