Synonyms

test-bed

British

noun

engineering an area equipped with instruments, etc, used for testing machinery, engines, etc, under working conditions

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test-bed

“Using London as a test-bed for innovation, the retailer will trial and develop new formats and initiatives,” it said in a statement.

From Reuters ● Feb. 24, 2022

And for GM, it provided an invaluable R&D test-bed for its future electric car efforts.

From The Verge ● Dec. 1, 2018

“But it also became a test-bed for policy; by spending a lot of time with developers you could see in real time what issues were causing them problems.”

From The Guardian ● Dec. 3, 2015

"Why not use Manchester as a test-bed?" he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2014

Nigeria’s promise has made it a test-bed for the Africa strategies of consumer-goods firms.

From Economist ● Aug. 21, 2014

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