"battle-tested" meaning in English

See battle-tested in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective|head=battle-tested}} battle-tested
  1. Which has been tested on the battleground.
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  2. (figuratively) Which has been successfully put to the test in a real-life situation, in conditions of real use. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: tried and tested, proven
    Sense id: en-battle-tested-en-adj-7ScDoojj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71

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