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• testing ground — n 1.) a place where machines, cars etc are tested to see if they work properly 2.) a situation or problem in which you can try new ideas and methods to see if they work ▪ Eastern Europe has become a testing ground for high speed privatization …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• testing ground — testing ,ground noun count a place or situation used for testing ideas, products, or weapons …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• testing ground — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms testing ground : singular testing ground plural testing grounds a place or a situation used for testing ideas, products, or weapons …   English dictionary

• testing ground — noun (C) 1 a place where machines, cars etc are tried to see if they work properly 2 a situation or problem in which you can try new ideas and methods to see if they work: Eastern Europe has become a testing ground for high speed privatization …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• testing ground — noun a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American… …   Useful english dictionary

• testing ground — noun an area or field of activity for the testing of a product or an idea …   English new terms dictionary

• a testing ground — ► a place or a situation in which you can try new ideas and methods to see if they work: »The UK retailer is planning to use Cite Europe as a testing ground for overseas expansion. ► a place where machines, cars, etc. are tested to see if they… …   Financial and business terms

• testing — test‧ing [ˈtestɪŋ] noun [uncountable] 1. the process of checking something to see if it works, if it is suitable etc: • The company specializes in software testing and software inspection. • All our desktop computers undergo rigorous testing. •… …   Financial and business terms

• Ground Instructor — is a certificate issued in the United States by the Federal Aviation Administration; the rules for certification, and for certificate holders, are detailed in Subpart I of Part 61 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, which are part of Title 14 of …   Wikipedia

• Ground-penetrating radar — (GPR) is a geophysical method that uses radar pulses to image the subsurface. This non destructive method uses electromagnetic radiation in the microwave band (UHF/VHF frequencies) of the radio spectrum, and detects the reflected signals from… …   Wikipedia

• Ground effect in cars — For another similarly named effect relating to aircraft, see Ground effect in aircraft. Ground effect is term applied to a series of aerodynamic effects used in car design, which has been exploited to create downforce, particularly in racing cars …   Wikipedia