"practice run" meaning in All languages combined

See practice run on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: practice runs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} practice run (plural practice runs)
  1. A trial or practice before a real-world deployment or occurrence. Synonyms: dry run, dummy run, roadtest, trial run
    Sense id: en-practice_run-en-noun-X9OPO-yg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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