mock-up

Or mock·up

[mok-uhp]

noun

1. a model, often full-size, for study, testing, or teaching.

   a mock-up of an experimental aircraft.

mock-up

noun

1. a working full-scale model of a machine, apparatus, etc, for testing, research, etc

2. a layout of printed matter

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to build or make a mock-up of

Word History and Origins

Origin of mock-up¹

First recorded in 1915–20; noun use of verb phrase mock up

Example Sentences

Recently, he saw a Chicago Transit Authority mock-up of what his block could look like once the station is built.

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The company built its first full-size mock-up of the plane recently for an industry conference.

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As well as exploring the outside of the submerged ISS, she can head inside the orbiting lab in another life-sized mock-up located in a huge hangar.

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In a warehouse in southern Poland, by popular demand, one company has constructed a mock-up of a bomb shelter.

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The square is full of symbols: a mock-up of a Gaza tunnel, tents to represent the Nova music festival where hundreds were killed.

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