trial run
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noun
a preliminary performance or test of something, as of the operation of a ship or the effectiveness of a play.
Origin:
1900–05
1900–05
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| trial run | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a test drive in a vehicle to assess its performance |
| 2. | a test or rehearsal of something new or untried to assess its effectiveness |
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Trial run
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Example sentences
Prior to the first night of operation the contractor shall set up and operate the lighting equipment as a trial run.
We had grown more serious and wanted to live together as a trial run for marriage.
Inoculum produced last year is being used this year in a trial run for growing crops in the field.
There must be a complete trial run before employees occupy the platform.
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