Meaning of practice run | Babel Free

Definitions

A trial or practice before a real-world deployment or occurrence.

Examples

“We made a practice run with the automatic paint sprayer on a piece of scrap.”

“I took part in simulated exercises to prepare my country for the practical, economic and social shock waves from rare but devastating events – volcanic eruptions that affect whole hemispheres, meteor strikes, zoonotic epidemics and other calamities. I recall a practice run for an influenza pandemic in which about 200,000 people died.”

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