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  1. proving groundnoun

    a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas

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  1. Proving ground

    A proving ground (US) is an installation or reservation in which technology such as weapons, military tactics and automobile prototypes are experimented with or tested. Proving grounds can be operated by government bodies or civilian industries. They are distinct from military training areas which are run by the military and intended for the routine training and exercising of troops across the terrain.

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  1. proving ground

    A proving ground is a place or situation where something is tested or trialed in a practical, experimental, or real-life context to determine its effectiveness, reliability, or viability. This term is often used in the context of research, product development, military training, technology, and innovation.

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  1. Proving ground

    A proving ground is the US name for a military installation or reservation where weapons or other military technology are experimented with or are tested, or where military tactics are tested. The usual British term is training area. While these types of facilities are usually military or government establishments, some civilian industries have their own proving grounds for testing prototypes and new technologies.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of proving ground in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of proving ground in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of proving ground in a Sentence

  1. George Tahu:

    Our next instruments will build on the success of [Mars Science Laboratory], which was a proving ground for new technology, these will gather science data in ways that weren’t possible before.

  2. Richard Bejtlich:

    Taiwan is the proving ground for everything else that happens in the world that comes from China. So we've seen this already.

  3. Dixon Osburn:

    It's the first proving ground that the Assad regime has engaged in war crimes. He has engaged in a brutal set of crimes against humanity.


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