testing ground

Noun

Meaning

A military site that is used for testing weapons.

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

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

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

Synonym: proving ground

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In many ways, Vistavision was a testing ground for cinematography ideas that evolved into 70 mm IMAX and OMNIMAX film formats in the 1970s. Source: Internet

In the century following the conquest of Seville (1248) on the Moors, Burgos became a testing ground for royal policies of increasing power against the consejo, in part by encouraging the right to appeal from the consejo to the king. Source: Internet

Japan’s NHK is using the Rio Olympics as a testing ground for its Super Hi Vision satellite broadcasts, and plans to air the 4K and 8K video results at a number of public locations in Tokyo and Osaka. Source: Internet

North Korea’s foreign ministry said all of the tunnels at the country’s north-eastern testing ground would be destroyed by explosion, and that observation and research facilities and ground-based guard units would also be removed. Source: Internet

Beta Main serves as a testing ground for some truly innovative programming. Source: Internet

I had renewed the template license but the template was being hosted on a testing ground: tastemasters. Source: Internet

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