the amount of strain that, if applied to a particular material, will cause it to break
Examples of 'breaking strain' in a sentence
breaking strain
His leader tapered to about 3lb breaking-strain and was nine feet long.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A nylon leader that tapered to 0.25mm — typically one of around 6lb breaking-strain — wasvastly more practical.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Even my roomiest jeans are well beyond their recommended breaking strain, subject to immense primeval forces no fibre can possibly withstand indefinitely.