Dry Run Definition

noun
Practice in firing without using live ammunition.
Webster's New World
A simulated or practice performance; rehearsal.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of dry run.
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Other Word Forms of Dry Run

Noun

Singular:
dry run
Plural:
dry-runs

Origin of Dry Run

  • dry (in the slang sense of "impotent" or "harmless") + run. First attested in print in 1941, but apparently much older in spoken English.

    From Wiktionary

Dry Run Sentence Examples

  • Had to do a dry-run beforehand to be sure of finding it in dark with current roadworks on motorway.

  • American intelligence officials said plotters hoped to stage a dry run within two days, the actual attacks following days later.

  • Do a dry run - Lay a few planks against the longest wall of the room to decide how you want the overall layout to look.

  • Do a dry run - Since these floor planks are permanently attached to the floor, lay out two to three complete rows before you begin nailing them down.

  • Do a dry run - Remember, you need the first row to be straight.

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Words Starting With

DDRDRY

Words Ending With

NUNRUN

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Words Starting With D and Ending With N

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With D7 Letter Words Ending With N