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dry run
noun
- a rehearsal or practice exercise.
- Military. practice in firing arms without using live ammunition.
dry run
noun
- military practice in weapon firing, a drill, or a manoeuvre without using live ammunition
- informal.a trial or practice, esp in simulated conditions; rehearsal
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dry run1
Idioms and Phrases
A trial exercise or rehearsal, as in Regard this as a dry run for tonight's ceremony . This term, using dry in the sense of “unproductive,†was at first employed mainly in the military for simulated bombings in which no bombs were dropped. [c. 1940]Example Sentences
In November, Polish prosecutors said a series of parcel fires targeting courier companies in Europe were dry runs by groups aiming to sabotaging flights to the US and Canada.
A series of parcel fires targeting courier companies in Poland, Germany and the UK were dry runs aimed at sabotaging flights to the US and Canada, Polish prosecutors say.
Much of the build-up to both of England's recent games against New Zealand was if it was a dry run for next year's Rugby World Cup final.
Officers had acted on intelligence and tracked the movements of two previous shipments in the lead-up to the seizure which officers described as "dry runs".
This isn’t necessary for everyone, but if a child is worried about how they’ll get to campus or where to find a bathroom, a dry run may allay their concerns.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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