Definition of "world-beaters" []

• Plural form of world-beater. (noun)

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• "Many of us regularly bemoan the collapse of British manufacturing, and the loss, well within living memory, of industries which were once world-beaters: shipbuilding, railways, motor vehicles and aircraft."
• "In a telling fashion, though, even when the villains responsible were brought to justice, more evil world-beaters stepped up to take their place."
• "England must deal with a team of world-beaters at Wembley on Saturday, although there may be no eclipsing one in particular among the Spanish ranks."