field trial

1. often field trials A test for young, untried hunting dogs to determine their competence in pointing and retrieving.

2. A trial of a new product in actual situations of use.

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field trial

1. (Hunting) hunting a test of or contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency and standard of training in retrieving or pointing

2. (often plural) a test to display performance, efficiency, or durability, as of a vehicle or invention

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field′ tri`al

1. a competition among sporting dogs under natural conditions in the field, with dogs judged on their performance in hunting.

2. a trial of a new product or procedure to determine its usefulness or efficiency in actual performance.

[1840–50]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	field trial - a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used field test test, trial run, tryout, trial - trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
	2.	field trial - a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
	3.	field trial - a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving trial, run, test - the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"

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