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—dry-run, adj.1. a rehearsal or practice exercise.2. Mil. practice in firing arms without using live ammunition.[1940-45, Amer.]
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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
