groundbreaking

See also: ground-breaking

English

Etymology

From ground +‎ breaking, in reference to the practice of breaking ground at the beginning of a new building or construction.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹaʊndbɹeɪkɪŋ/

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Adjective

groundbreaking (comparative more groundbreaking, superlative most groundbreaking)

1. Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.

   The latest model includes several groundbreaking features and improvements.

Translations

innovative

• Bulgarian: новаторски (novatorski)
• Danish: banebrydende
• Dutch: baanbrekend (nl), grensverleggend (nl)
• Finnish: uraauurtava (fi)
• French: révolutionnaire (fr)
• German: bahnbrechend (de), weltbewegend, innovativ (de)
• Greek: πρωτοποριακός (el) m (protoporiakós), νεωτεριστικός (el) m (neoteristikós)
• Hebrew: פורץ-דרך
• Italian: rivoluzionario (it) m, innovativo (it), di rottura
• Norwegian: banebrytende, nyskapende (no), epokegjørende

  Nynorsk: banebrytande, nyskapande

• Polish: innowacyjny (pl), pionierski (pl), rewolucyjny (pl)
• Portuguese: inovador (pt) m
• Spanish: rompedor m, revolucionario (es) m, innovador (es) m, que rompe esquemas
• Swedish: banbrytande (sv)

Noun

groundbreaking (countable and uncountable, plural groundbreakings)

1. The point at which construction begins, by digging into the ground.
2. A ceremony to mark the beginning of construction.

Translations

a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction

• Bulgarian: първа копка (pǎrva kopka)
• Finnish: peruskiven muuraus
• German: Grundsteinlegung (de) f, Baubeginn (de) m
• Greek: εγκαίνια (el) pl (egkaínia), τελετή εγκαινίων f (teletí egkainíon)
• Icelandic: skóflustunga
• Khmer: បឋមសិលា (paʼthɑmsəylaa)
• Polish: wmurowanie kamienia węgielnego n

See also

• break ground
• cutting edge