Pioneering

verb

Word Frequency: 2.9

Definitions

1.verbTo be the first to do or achieve (something), preparing the way for others to follow.

"The young doctor pioneered a new life-saving surgical technique."

2.nounThe activity of the verb pioneer.

3.nounA scoutcraft skill that involves building structures using staves and knots.

4.adjectiveInvolving accomplishments or activities that have not been done before, or developing or using new methods or techniques.

"Norway as a polar nation would not have been what it is today without their tireless pioneering efforts. [Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen]"

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