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practice run

practice run noun: a trial or practice before a real-world deployment or occurrence.

Noun

practice run (plural practice runs)

  1. A trial or practice before a real-world deployment or occurrence.
    • 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...2020 April 9, Ian Boyd, “We practised for a pandemic, but didn’t brace”, in Nature, volume 580, number 7802, page 9

Synonyms of practice run

Forms of practice run

pluralpractice runs

Questions about practice run

What does practice run mean?
Practice run means a trial or practice before a real-world deployment or occurrence.
What part of speech is practice run?
Practice run is a noun.
What is the plural of practice run?
The plural of practice run is practice runs.

Words near practice run in the dictionary

  1. practice
  2. practice girl
  3. practice girls
  4. practice makes perfect
  5. practice makes progress
  6. practice run
  7. practice runs
  8. practice squad
  9. practice squads
  10. practice what one preaches
  11. practice, practice, practice

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