- dry run
- noun Date: circa 1941 1. a practice exercise ; rehearsal, trial 2. a practice firing without ammunition
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dry run
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Dry run — may refer to: Dry run (testing), a testing process Dry run (terrorism), a test to examine how security will react to an attempted terrorist attack without carrying out the actual act Places in the United States Dry Run, Ohio, a census designated… … Wikipedia
Dry Run — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Dry Run (Maryland) Dry Run (Ohio) Dry Run (Pennsylvania) Dry Run (West Virginia) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dry Run — may refer to: * Dry Run (testing), a testing process * Dry Run, West Virginia * Dry Run, Ohio … Wikipedia
Dry Run — Dry Run, OH U.S. Census Designated Place in Ohio Population (2000): 6553 Housing Units (2000): 2118 Land area (2000): 4.754303 sq. miles (12.313589 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.754303 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Dry Run, OH — U.S. Census Designated Place in Ohio Population (2000): 6553 Housing Units (2000): 2118 Land area (2000): 4.754303 sq. miles (12.313589 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.754303 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
dry run — dry runs N COUNT: oft N for n If you have a dry run, you practise something to make sure that you are ready to do it properly. The competition is planned as a dry run for the World Cup finals … English dictionary
dry run — n an event that is a practice for a more important event ▪ Both the parties are treating the local elections as a dry run … Dictionary of contemporary English
dry run — A dry run is a full rehearsal or trial exercise of something to see how it will work before it is launched … The small dictionary of idiomes
dry run — dry′ run′ n. 1) a rehearsal 2) mil practice in firing arms without using live ammunition • Etymology: 1940–45, amer. dry′ run , adj … From formal English to slang
dry run — • dry run • dummy run an experiment or trial of a machine or project under realistic (but not real) conditions … Idioms and examples
dry run — dry run, adj. 1. a rehearsal or practice exercise. 2. Mil. practice in firing arms without using live ammunition. [1940 45, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
