dry run
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dry run
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From dry (“impotent; harmless”) + run. First attested in print in 1941, but apparently much older in spoken English.
noun dry runs · dry-run
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A practice or rehearsal; especially, one that goes through all the motions of a physical process but without the raw material or workpiece present.
They did a dry run of the demonstration before showing it to the CEO.
Similar: dummy run
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noun practice; rehearsal
| Español | ensayo, simulacro |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Probelauf |
| Italiano | prove generali |
| Русский | про́бный прого́н próbnyj progón |
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