dry run

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dry run

1. A trial exercise; a rehearsal.

2. A test exercise in combat skills without the use of live ammunition.

dry run

1. (Military) military practice in weapon firing, a drill, or a manoeuvre without using live ammunition

2. informal a trial or practice, esp in simulated conditions; rehearsal

dry′ run′

1. a rehearsal.

2. practice in firing arms without using live ammunition.

[1940–45, Amer.]

dry′-run`, adj.

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Noun

dry run - a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding"

rehearsal

practice session, practice, drill, exercise, recitation - systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"

dress rehearsal - a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance

run-through - an uninterrupted rehearsal

walk-through - a first perfunctory rehearsal of a theatrical production in which actors read their lines from the script and move as directed

concert - a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging

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dry run

n (fig) → prova

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