English Explanatory Dictionary

testing ground

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A military site that is used for testing weapons.
  2. A location set up for the testing of vehicles, machinery, agricultural techniques, etc. to ensure that they work as intended.
  3. A situation or thing that allows new ideas, methods, or hypotheses to be tried out.
  4. A situation or problem that allows people to test how good they are.

Word forms

testing ground testing grounds

Synonyms

proving ground
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