Breakthru

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbreɪkθruː/

Origin

break + thru

Full definition of breakthru

Adjective

1. (US, nonstandard) Alternative spelling of breakthrougha breakthru technological advance
• 2010 , , The 108th Training Command Chapter , The Breakthru Battalion

Noun

1. (US, nonstandard) Alternative spelling of breakthrough (advance through enemy lines).
• 1945-02-20 , , Byrnes Clamps War Curfew on Amusement , The curfew decree comes as the latest of a list of steadily tightening home front controls ordered since the German breakthru in Belgium.
• 1991 , Barry Posen , Inadvertent Escalation: Conventional War and Nuclear Risks Chapter , the breakthru# x Pactadvancerate x 2
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• , 2012, , Breakthru, A successful breakthru opens a "window of opportunity" to perform a variety of tactical maneuvers, many of which can leave the enemy at a disadvantage.
2. (US, nonstandard) Alternative spelling of breakthrough (major progress, great innovation).
• 1998 , Michael Engelhard , Proceedings of the International Symposium on Thin Film Materials, Processes Chapter , The role of aluminum native oxide breakthru was studied.
• 2007 , Stuart Ward , Strange Days Indeed: Memories of the Old World Chapter , Tenuous breakthrus were made in the U.S.
• 2008 , Paul A. LaViolette , Secrets of Antigravity Propulsion Chapter , New ZPE Breakthru—Magnetic Resonance Amplifier
• 2008 , Franz Ucko , My God Works Miracles for Me Chapter , The have made the desert bloom … they have achieved more breakthrus in technology and in agriculture.