banner year en · NOUN
Meanings
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(idiomatic) An especially fruitful year; a year of exceptional production.
1965 was a banner year for the company; it produced a million widgets for the first time.
The year just closed has been the banner year for New-Hampshire Home Missions. The amount raised for the cause is $505,38 more than ever was raised before in any one year.
1853, New-Hampshire Missionary Society, “Annual Report of the Trustees of the New Hampshire Missionary Society, Volumes 50-57”, in Annual Report of the Trustees of the New Hampshire Missionary Society, volume 53, Steam power press of McFarland & Jenks, page 16:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| banner years | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
fi huippuvuosi (an especially good year) · vi năm thành công (an especially good year) · cmn 輝煌的一年 /辉煌的一年 (an especially good year) · nl topjaar (an especially good year)