"testfire" meaning in All languages combined

See testfire on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: testfires [present, singular, third-person], testfiring [participle, present], testfired [participle, past], testfired [past]
Etymology: test + fire Etymology templates: {{compound|en|test|fire}} test + fire Head templates: {{en-verb}} testfire (third-person singular simple present testfires, present participle testfiring, simple past and past participle testfired)
  1. (transitive) To subject to a test firing. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-testfire-en-verb-LmEMRgvb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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