practice run
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A trial or practice before a real-world deployment or occurrence.
Example Sentences
- "We made a practice run with the automatic paint sprayer on a piece of scrap."
- "I took part in simulated exercises to prepare my country for the practical, economic and social shock waves from rare but devastating events – volcanic eruptions that affect whole hemispheres, meteor strikes, zoonotic epidemics and other calamities. I recall a practice run for an influenza pandemic in which about 200,000 people died."