dryruns

noun

UK /ˈdraɪ.rʌnz/

US /ˈdraɪ.rʌnz/

Practice tries you do before the real thing.

We did three dryruns of the fire drill before the real one.

SYNONYMS

rehearsals practice runs trial runs walkthroughs test runs

RELATED WORDS

drills rehearsal practice trial run-through

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A practice session where you try something without the real materials or consequences.

The team held dryruns of the presentation without slides.

3. A test of a machine or system before it is used for real.

Engineers ran dryruns of the new software to catch bugs.

4. Repeated attempts done to get better at something.

Her dryruns at the piano helped her play the song perfectly.

5. A pretend version of an event done to check that everything works.

The dryruns for the school play went smoothly.