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proving ground

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noun

any place, context, or area for testing something, as a piece of scientific equipment, a theory, etc.

Origin of proving ground

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby proving ground

provincial police, provincialism, provincialist, provinciality, provincialize, proving ground, provirus, provision, provisional, provisional wing of the irish republican army, proviso

Example sentences from the Web for proving ground

A proving-ground for guns, armor, etc., has been established there.

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 38, July 29, 1897 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for proving ground

proving ground

noun

a place or situation in which something new, such as equipment or a theory, can be tested