record breaker

collocation in English

meaningsofrecordandbreaker

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record
adjective
uk
/ˈrek.ɔːd/us
/ˈrek.ɚd/
at a higher level than ever ...
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breaker
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbreɪ.kər/us
/ˈbreɪ.kɚ/
a wave moving towards ...
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(Definition ofrecordandbreakerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is true that at £150,000 a copy, it was arecordbreaker.
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The return of peace in 1945 brought with it a new form of power for therecordbreakerthe jet engine.
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Therecordbreakerwas quite fresh at the finish.
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It was successful as a fast company transport, racing aircraft and long-rangerecordbreaker.
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This version was also arecordbreaker.
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At the extreme altitude the engine flamed out and the helicopter had to be (safely) landed via anotherrecordbreakerthe longest successful autorotation in history.
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I discovered that the record breakers in management or on the shop floor will get little or nothing from these tax changes.
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I know of at least three that were uneconomic on paper, but we were pleased 12 months later that they were not closed, because they all became record breakers.
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Woodside is a stadium for record breakers.
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The car was too large and heavy for circuit racing and was already underpowered by the standards of the absolute speed record breakers.
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In 1958, the transatlantic airlines put jet transports into service and the days of the record breakers were numbered.
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Several world records that were once included in the book have been removed for ethical reasons, including concerns for the wellbeing of potential record breakers.
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Include a brief summary of statistics such as record breakers or notable accomplishments.
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Renstrm was awarded with about from a monetary fund set up to attract would-be record breakers.
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By this time, improvements in turbine technology and hull form along with the use of fuel oil instead of coal made it possible to build more civilised record breakers.
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