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break ground

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  1. break groundverb

    To begin digging in the earth at the start of a new construction, or, originally, for cultivation.

  2. break groundverb

    To initiate a new venture, or to advance beyond previous achievements.

  3. break groundverb

    To lift off the sea bottom when being weighed.

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  1. break ground

    Groundbreaking, also known as cutting, sod-cutting, turning the first sod, or a sod-turning ceremony, is a traditional ceremony in many cultures that celebrates the first day of construction for a building or other project. Such ceremonies are often attended by dignitaries such as politicians and businesspeople. The actual shovel used during the groundbreaking is often a special ceremonial shovel, sometimes colored gold, meant to be saved for subsequent display and may be engraved. In other groundbreaking ceremonies, a bulldozer is used instead of a shovel to mark the first day of construction. In some groundbreaking ceremonies, the shovel and the bulldozer mark the first day of construction.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. break ground

    Is to commence the siege of a place by opening trenches, etc.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of break ground in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of break ground in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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