Meaning

4 senses
  1. A military site that is used for testing weapons.

  2. A location set up for the testing of vehicles, machinery, agricultural techniques, etc. to ensure that they work as intended.

  3. (figuratively)A situation or thing that allows new ideas, methods, or hypotheses to be tried out.

  4. (figuratively)A situation or problem that allows people to test how good they are.

More definitions
  • a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation

Forms

plural: testing grounds
Singulartesting ground
Pluraltesting grounds

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation:laboratory

See also

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