How to pronounce “break ground”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (literally) To begin digging in the earth at the start of a new construction, or, originally, for cultivation.
• (figurative) To initiate a new venture, or to advance beyond previous achievements.
• (nautical, of an anchor) To lift off the sea bottom when being weighed.
• (of an aircraft) To separate from the ground on takeoff; to become airborne.

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