Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A ground or place used for firing proof charges in cannon, for testing powder, and for making ballistic experiments.
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Examples
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But after more proving-ground analysis of the vehicle, including how it wears over time and responds to collisions, he expects forged composite to begin working its way into production Lamborghinis within a few years.
Drive the Ball Like It John Paul Newport 2010
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Notice the present war in Iraq actually begins to make sense if one assumes that it is being fought primarily to provide a proving-ground for futuristic military equipment and tactics.
The Edges of War 2009
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The United States spent years playing catch-up there, first on one proving-ground site, operational from 1874 to 1900, and then on a second, eight hundred feet south of the first.
Guns of Sandy Hook 2004
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The border wars were the ancient proving-ground of the Macedonian kings.
Funeral Games Renault, Mary, 1905-1983 1981
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A proving-ground for guns, armor, etc., has been established there.
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The world is only a big coral for us to cut our teeth upon, a proving-ground, a hotbed from which we shall presently be transplanted according to our several deserts.
Under the Skylights Henry Blake Fuller 1893
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At Düsseldorf one of the theatres, managed by a woman, and supported by the best people in the town, is not only a playhouse, but a school for actors, and a proving-ground for the drama.
Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View Price Collier 1886
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Musicians say that the ramped-up enforcement could eliminate a long-standing musical proving-ground for young musicians.
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Only success on the proving-ground of market exchange confers social validity on specific products and, by extension, their associated labouring activities.
Roughtheory.org 2009
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Announced Sept. 2, the deal worries election supervisors and reform advocates in Florida, the nation's largest swing state and a proving-ground for election controversies since the disputed 2000 presidential election.
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