proving ground
proving ground noun: a terrain or installation for testing weapons, military equipment, or tactics.
Noun
proving ground (plural proving grounds)
- A terrain or installation for testing weapons, military equipment, or tactics.
- A venue or project in which new technologies, methods, or techniques are tested.
- 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.1956 June, “Electrification in Clydeside and East Anglia”, in Railway Magazine, page 414
- Several design issues emerged quite quickly with the Mirrlees engine, and so these locomotives can be seen as its rail-traction proving ground.2021 June 30, David Clough, “Brush: a UK rail icon”, in RAIL, number 934, page 55
- Synonyms:
- testing ground
Synonyms of proving ground
Forms of proving ground
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Questions about proving ground
- What does proving ground mean?
- Proving ground means a terrain or installation for testing weapons, military equipment, or tactics.
- What part of speech is proving ground?
- Proving ground is a noun.
- What is the plural of proving ground?
- The plural of proving ground is proving grounds.
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