experiment station

American  

noun

1. an establishment in which experiments in a particular line of research or activity, as agriculture or mining, are systematically carried on.

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Etymology

Origin of experiment station

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

Kariyat joined the experiment station, the research arm of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, in 2022.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

He worked the test fields with Peter J. Nitzsche, the Rutgers Cooperative Extension agent for Morris County, and Jack Rabin, the associate director of the experiment station.

From New York Times • May 8, 2016

"Sheff" taught the first U.S. courses in geology, paleontology, physiological chemistry, established the nation's first agricultural experiment station.

From Time Magazine Archive

Set out in row's at the University's plant experiment station in Berkeley are a number of shallow tanks made of wood, concrete, metal.

From Time Magazine Archive

Farming was stated as the ambition of 167, teaching 21, experiment station work 23, landscape gardening 6, and other rural professions 15.

From The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity by Fiske, George Walter