ground-breaking
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.60 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
innovative, different than other things of its type.
noun
A ceremony marking the commencement of construction of a road, bridge, or building.
Example Sentences
- "ground-breaking technology"
- "There were papers such as John Aspinall's presidential address about his ground-breaking work on railway electrification in 1909 [...]."
- "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."
- "At anniversaries and graduations, ground breakings and inaugurations — the various community occasions when achievements are recognized and ventures launched […]"
- "Union executives are available for ceremonial celebrations of growth (ribbon cuttings, announcements of government contracts, urban redevelopment ground breakings)."
- "A ground-breaking ceremony took place on September 15 with representatives from GA and contractor Walker Construction, as well as Rayleigh and Wickford MP Mark Francois (Conservative)."
Inflected Forms
more ground-breaking (comparative)
most ground-breaking (superlative)
ground-breakings (plural)