"trailblazing" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more trailblazing [comparative], most trailblazing [superlative]
Etymology: From trail + blazing. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|trail|blazing}} trail + blazing Head templates: {{en-adj}} trailblazing (comparative more trailblazing, superlative most trailblazing)
  1. Resembling a trailblazer; innovative or pioneering. Related terms: blaze, blaze a trail, blazer, blazing, trail, trailblaze, trailblazer Translations (resembling a trailblazer; innovative or pioneering): baanbrekend (Dutch), wegbereidend (Dutch), slóðbrótandi (Faroese), uraauurtava (Finnish), bahnbrechend (German), wegweisend (German), richtungsweisend (German), wegbereitend (German)
    Sense id: en-trailblazing-en-adj-Nu5NATMM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: trail-blazing

Verb

Etymology: From trail + blazing. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|trail|blazing}} trail + blazing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} trailblazing
  1. present participle and gerund of trailblaze Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: trailblaze
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: trail-blazing

Alternative forms

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