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Meanings of world record in English

Russian
мировой рекорд
Portuguese
recorde mundial
Spanish
récord del mundo
Catalan
rècord mundial
Wikidata

Quantified value of an event that is more extreme than that of all comparable events worldwide, often in sport.

Related terms
мировой рекорд
Usage of world record in English
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Setting a new world record in the process despite the hazardous conditions.
The South African
2
Brad set a new world record at the lumberjack race in Italy.
BBC
3
It is the second of three world record shearing events in February.
Radio NZ
4
I will for sure celebrate the world record when I get home.
Radio NZ
5
ATHLETICS:FORMER marathon world record holder Khalid Khannouchi has officially announced his retirement.
The Irish Times
6
There's no place to hide, added the former double world record holder.
Reuters
7
I'm gold medallist and world record holder in two sports' Another gold.
The Guardian
8
The fishermen didn't think they'd even come close to a world record.
Radio NZ
9
The annals of the world record nothing more astonishing than the Crusades.
The Great Round World And What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 22...
10
The year Arthur Pearce of Wellington broke a world record in broadcasting.
Radio NZ
11
Last July Coetzee smashed her own 5000 metre world record in Germany.
The South African
12
Being locked at home, I decided to make some world record attempts.'
Death by Video Game
13
Breaking a world record We need every fan to buy a ticket.
The South African
14
Even though this is not an official world record, it's still significant.
Wired
15
The next year Cate broke the world record for the 100m freestyle.
News.com.au
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But with a world record at stake, the pressure is very real.
Wired