Meaning of proving ground | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A terrain or installation for testing weapons, military equipment, or tactics.
2. A venue or project in which new technologies, methods, or techniques are tested.
   figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“To test the new equipment and vehicles that will work to the high voltage a.c. system, a proving ground was sought at a convenient point, and the lines from Colchester to Clacton and Walton have been selected.”

“Several design issues emerged quite quickly with the Mirrlees engine, and so these locomotives can be seen as its rail-traction proving ground.”

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