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trial run

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A test, as of performance or acceptance.

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  • noun A test of the suitability or effectiveness of a person or thing (a tryout)

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  • noun trying something to find out about it

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synonyms (23)

Words with the same meaning

  1. Gedankenexperiment
  2. audition
  3. bench test
  4. dry run
  5. dry run
  6. dummy run
  7. experimentation
  8. flight test
  9. hearing
  10. pilot plan
  11. practical test
  12. practice
  13. rehearsal
  14. road test
  15. shakedown
  16. shakedown cruise
  17. test
  18. test flight
  19. test run
  20. trial
  21. trial and error
  22. tryout
  23. workout

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. experiment
  2. experimentation

hyponyms (6)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. alpha test
  2. beta test
  3. field trial
  4. field-test
  5. road test
  6. trial balloon

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