pioneering

1. 1
   adjective

   Doing something new that no one has done before, or using new methods.

   Like being the first person to walk along a brand-new path.

   Her pioneering work helped doctors treat very sick children.

   The team made a pioneering discovery about life under the ice.

   Similargroundbreaking, innovative, trailblazing, revolutionary, original

   Oppositeconventional, derivative

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2. 2
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of pioneer. Use this form for an action happening now or for the action itself.

   The company is pioneering a new way to clean dirty river water.

   She is pioneering better methods for teaching young children to read.

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   The work of being the first to do, explore, or make something new.

   Like clearing the very first trail through a forest so others can follow.

   Years of pioneering led to the first working electric cars.

   Their pioneering opened the door for many future scientists.

   Similarexploration, innovation

4. 4
   noununcountable

   The scouting skill of building things like bridges and towers using poles and rope.

   Like making a fort out of long sticks tied together with rope.

   We learned pioneering at camp and built a small rope bridge.

   Pioneering teaches scouts how to make towers from poles and rope.

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