noun
: a testing exercise : experiment , text
a trial run of the seaworthiness of a new ship
one great advantage of prose fiction is that it permits a kind of trial run for ideas under conditions approximating those of real life — H.O.Brogan
noun
: a testing exercise : experiment , text
a trial run of the seaworthiness of a new ship
one great advantage of prose fiction is that it permits a kind of trial run for ideas under conditions approximating those of real life — H.O.Brogan
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012