proving ground
Noun
Meaning
a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas
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A chemical neutralization plant was built on the proving ground and neutralized the last of this stockpile in February 2005.
Commercial aspects One of the original purposes of the Nordschleife was as a test track for auto manufacturers, and its demanding layout had been traditionally used as a proving ground.
Saturday will serve as a proving ground for three former champions, all looking to regain their mojo.
The company is building a dedicated autonomous driving proving ground in Japan, to be completed in 2014.
Last year’s memo only included the proving ground justification.
The game has nine floors and each floor has a handful of rooms to solve, followed by a special room that unlocks and serves as a much more complex proving ground for all of the tricks and mini-puzzle solutions you’ve been picking up along the way.