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dry run
noun
- a rehearsal or practice exercise.
- Military. practice in firing arms without using live ammunition.
dry run
noun
- military practice in weapon firing, a drill, or a manoeuvre without using live ammunition
- informal.a trial or practice, esp in simulated conditions; rehearsal
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- dry-run adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dry run1
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Idioms and Phrases
A trial exercise or rehearsal, as in Regard this as a dry run for tonight's ceremony . This term, using dry in the sense of “unproductive,” was at first employed mainly in the military for simulated bombings in which no bombs were dropped. [c. 1940]Discover More
Example Sentences
Think of PopVote as a dry run for free and fair elections in the future.
On December 9, Loewen allegedly conducted a dry run, confirming that he could gain access to the tarmac.
As a dry run for her trip to Europe, the Thailand visit was added to her program at the last minute.
"It didn't seem so much like a dry run as a bid for publicity," Hoffman said.
An earlier attempt to invade the Billings home—which may have been only a “dry run”—was made after dark, according to the suspect.
It was an unpainted square cottage and stood bare on the sod at the edge of Dry Run ravine.
Would practice without actually firing the weapon be helpful—that is, a dry-run practice?
Could you give us an estimate of how much time they used in this dry-run practice, each?
The rain ceased, as usual, before we had gone far, and we had a clear dry run until luncheon.
Unfortunately, however, for the inhabitants the Dry Run has frequently become very wet.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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