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field trial

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: field trial

1
n
a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used
2
n
a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: field trial
1

n a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used

Synonyms:
field test
Type of:
test, trial, trial run, tryout
trying something to find out about it
2

n a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving

Type of:
competition, contest
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

n a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving

Type of:
run, test, trial
the act of testing something
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