Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proving ground

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: prov-ing -ground
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A terrain or installation for testing weapons, military equipment, or tactics.

noun

A venue or project in which new technologies, methods, or techniques are tested.

Example Sentences

"To test the new equipment and vehicles that will work to the high voltage a.c. system, a proving ground was sought at a convenient point, and the lines from Colchester to Clacton and Walton have been selected."
"Several design issues emerged quite quickly with the Mirrlees engine, and so these locomotives can be seen as its rail-traction proving ground."

Inflected Forms

proving grounds (plural)

Phrases

firing range

Frequently Paired Words

firing range

Synonyms

testing ground

Questions

What does proving ground mean?: A terrain or installation for testing weapons, military equipment, or tactics.

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