dry run

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noun

a rehearsal or practice exercise.

Military. practice in firing arms without using live ammunition.

Origin of dry run

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

OTHER WORDS FROM dry run

dry-run, adjective

Words nearby dry run

dry rale, dry riser, dry-roasted, dry rot, dry rot fungus, dry run, dry-salt, drysalter, Drysdale, dry-shod, dry sink

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Example sentences from the Web for dry run

Could you give us an estimate of how much time they used in this dry-run practice, each?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Would practice without actually firing the weapon be helpful—that is, a dry-run practice?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for dry run

dry run

noun

military practice in weapon firing, a drill, or a manoeuvre without using live ammunition

informal a trial or practice, esp in simulated conditions; rehearsal

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Idioms and Phrases with dry run

dry run

A trial exercise or rehearsal, as in Regard this as a dry run for tonight's ceremony. This term, using dry in the sense of “unproductive,” was at first employed mainly in the military for simulated bombings in which no bombs were dropped. [c. 1940]

单词	dry run
释义	dry run SEE SYNONYMS FOR dry run ON THESAURUS.COM noun a rehearsal or practice exercise. Military. practice in firing arms without using live ammunition. Origin of dry run An Americanism dating back to 1940–45 OTHER WORDS FROM dry run dry-run, adjective Words nearby dry run dry rale, dry riser, dry-roasted, dry rot, dry rot fungus, dry run, dry-salt, drysalter, Drysdale, dry-shod, dry sink Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dry run Could you give us an estimate of how much time they used in this dry-run practice, each? Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy Would practice without actually firing the weapon be helpful—that is, a dry-run practice? Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy British Dictionary definitions for dry run dry run noun military practice in weapon firing, a drill, or a manoeuvre without using live ammunition informal a trial or practice, esp in simulated conditions; rehearsal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with dry run dry run A trial exercise or rehearsal, as in Regard this as a dry run for tonight's ceremony. This term, using dry in the sense of “unproductive,” was at first employed mainly in the military for simulated bombings in which no bombs were dropped. [c. 1940] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to dry run tryout, dress rehearsal, maneuver, rehearsal, road test, run through, trial, trial run, bench test, dummy run, kriegspiel, war game
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dry run

noun

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noun

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