noun#9,918 by frequency
breakthrough
/ˈbɹeɪk.θɹuː/
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle; An advance through and past enemy lines
- plural
- breakthroughs
Meanings
- 1
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle
This is a real breakthrough.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
The breakthrough has been made.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
An advance through and past enemy lines
- 3
The penetration of the opposition's defencerare
- 4
The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both endsrare
- 5
The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatmentrare