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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A place for testing new devices, weapons, or theories.
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- noun military A terrain or installation for testing weapons, military equipment, or tactics.
- noun figuratively A venue or project in which new technologies, methods or techniques are tested.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas
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