EXERCISE

(PRACTISING) [noun] [C] - an action or actions intended to improve something or make something happenDaily exercises can strengthen musical technique.Ships from eight navies will be taking part in an exercise in the Pacific to improve their efficiency in combat.Getting so many people to such a remote site was a challenging exercise.It would be a useful exercise for you to say the speech aloud several times.The United Nations' attempt to end the civil war has been an exercise in futility/compromise.An exercise can be a short piece of written work which you do to practise something you are learning.The book has exercises at the end of every chapter.