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I think the downloadable scene in general is really, really interesting for developers because it's low-risk. It doesn't require as much money as a triple-A title. And it's a great proving ground for new IPs, new concepts, new ideas - things that I think I, as a developer, find really attractive.
Kim Swift

Meaning of "proving ground" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROVING GROUND

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROVING GROUND

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Proving ground is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROVING GROUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

proving ground

Proving ground

A proving ground is the US name for a military installation or reservation where weapons or other military technology are experimented with or are tested, or where military tactics are tested. The usual British term is training area. While these types of facilities are usually military or government establishments, some civilian industries have their own proving grounds for testing prototypes and new technologies.

Definition of proving ground in the English dictionary

The definition of proving ground in the dictionary is a place or situation in which something new, such as equipment or a theory, can be tested.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROVING GROUND

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PROVING GROUND

all-around
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Synonyms and antonyms of proving ground in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «proving ground» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROVING GROUND

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Translator English - Chinese

试验场
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

campo de pruebas
570 millions of speakers

English

proving ground
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साबित जमीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تثبت الأرض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полигон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

campo de provas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিপাদন স্থল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

terrain d´
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bukti tanah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Versuchsfeld
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

性能試験場
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시험장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bukti lemah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mặt đất minh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிரூபணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिध्द ग्राउंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kanıtlama zemini
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

terreno di prova
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poligon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полігон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dovedind teren
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποδεικνύοντας έδαφος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

proeftuin
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Proving Ground
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Proving Ground
5 millions of speakers

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The term «proving ground» is regularly used and occupies the 70.696 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about proving ground

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2 QUOTES WITH «PROVING GROUND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word proving ground.
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Randy Couture
'Fight Master' is a proving ground for young, aspiring fighters who want a chance to play on a bigger stage. That's something it has in common with 'The Ultimate Fighter,' which has always been like a farm league for the UFC, a place to develop new talent.
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Kim Swift
I think the downloadable scene in general is really, really interesting for developers because it's low-risk. It doesn't require as much money as a triple-A title. And it's a great proving ground for new IPs, new concepts, new ideas - things that I think I, as a developer, find really attractive.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROVING GROUND»

Discover the use of proving ground in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proving ground and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Proving Ground: The Story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart ...
On December 26, 1998, 115 sailboats set out on the annual race from Sydney to Hobart; only 43 would make it to the Tasmanian city, the race having turned into the worst modern sailing disaster since the 1979 Fastnet Race.
Bruce Knecht, 2008
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The Proving Ground: The Inside Story of the 1998 Sydney to ...
Indepth, eyewitness accounts of the tragic events of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race, which bring the events and characters to the page in a way which has raised inevitable and worthy comparison to The Perfect Storm.
G. Bruce Knecht, 2002
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The Proving Ground: The Inside Story of the 1998 Sydney to ...
A gripping account of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart race describes how the annual sailing competition became one of the worst modern sailing disasters that left six sailors dead and a number of yachts destroyed and profiles the special ...
G. Bruce Knecht, 2001
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Baseball and the Music of Charles Ives: A Proving Ground
Through intelligent discussion of Ives's musical compositions combined with solid research on the composer's lifelong love of the American pastime, Ives's pioneering spirit and unique creativity are highlighted most clearly in this ...
Timothy A. Johnson, 2004
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Aberdeen Proving Ground
The photographs in this volume include scenes of the fertile farmlands of Aberdeen, Edgewood, and Michaelsville, and their transformation, which began in 1917, into the military base known today as Aberdeen Proving Ground, or APG.
Bill Bates, 2007
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The Atomic Times: My H-Bomb Year at the Pacific Proving Ground:
When he got back to the States, he mailed those pages to my father so I had what turned out to be a very rough draft. What was wrong with the book? Let me count the ways. I didn’t know how to write action, plot and character.
Michael Harris, 2014
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Spanish Civil War Tanks: The Proving Ground for Blitzkrieg
Based on recently uncovered records of Soviet tankers in Spain and rare archival accounts, this book describes the various tanks deployed in Spain, including the PzKpfw I and the T-26.
Steven J Zaloga, 2011
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Our Proving Ground: Memories of the Good Old Days
These charming stories show the world from an innocent and untarnished perspective, a bygone era where children were free to roam and explore the countryside, where their imagination was the best form of entertainment, and where the great ...
John Lawrence, 2010
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Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Every skater has a different story.
Doug Walsh, Michael Owen, 2007
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The Rockets and Missiles of White Sands Proving Ground, ...
In 1945, the United States Army established a testing center for rockets and guided missiles in south-central New Mexico.
Gregory P. Kennedy, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROVING GROUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proving ground is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pentagon: Poor testing led to Army shipping live anthrax
Even though the Army's Dugway Proving Ground in Utah is the nation's "largest producer" of inactivated anthrax for use in biodefense research, the Pentagon's ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
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Used Chevy Volt Batteries Power Up GM Proving Ground
GM has long touted the secondary-use possibilities for the Volt battery packs, suggesting they be repurposed for duties ranging from emergency residential ... «Ward's Auto, Jun 15»
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DoD: U.K. received live anthrax from Army lab
... the country and globe follows the discovery May 22 that live bacteria were sent by the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Grounds in Utah to a facility in Maryland. «Military Times, Jun 15»
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Anthrax: As many as 51 labs in 17 states, 3 countries, received live …
An Army testing facility in Utah mistakenly sent live anthrax samples without ... frozen anthrax that were shipped from the Army's Dugway Proving Ground to ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
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Live anthrax samples shipped to 3 Canadian laboratories by US …
The newspaper cited two U.S. Defence Department officials as saying the samples sent to Canada came from the Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, where the ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
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6 things to know about Utah facility that mailed live anthrax
Military » Dugway Proving Ground has had trouble before. ... As Dugway was in the midst of open-air testing of the nerve gas VX, thousands of Utah sheep in ... «Salt Lake Tribune, May 15»
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Aberdeen Proving Ground to build $40 million cogeneration electric …
Aberdeen Proving Ground officials broke ground Wednesday for a cogeneration power that is expected to provide 80 percent of energy needs for the ... «Baltimore Sun, May 15»
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2K Announces Evolve Proving Grounds Tournament, $60000 Grand …
2K and Turtle Rock Studios team up with ESL to host the Evolve Proving Grounds where top Evolve players can win prizes and show their hunting skills. «Geek Snack, Apr 15»
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Aberdeen Proving Ground opens sex assault resource center
As the Army celebrated its newest sexual assault resource center at Aberdeen Proving Ground on Wednesday, critics said it was the latest example of the ... «Baltimore Sun, Apr 15»
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Loved ones greet unit returning to Aberdeen Proving Ground
A U.S. military medical unit returned to Aberdeen Proving Ground after overseeing mobile Ebola testing laboratories in Liberia for four months. «WBAL Baltimore, Mar 15»

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