testhouses
nounUK /ˈtɛstˌhaʊzɪz/
US /ˈtɛstˌhaʊzɪz/
Testhouses are special buildings where people try out new things to see if they work.
The engineers built several testhouses to check how the new walls hold up in storms.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Plural of testhouse; buildings used for testing equipment or materials.
The company operates two testhouses for evaluating solar panels.
3. Facilities where software or hardware is checked before release.
The testhouses ran the new app through thousands of scenarios.
4. Homes built as samples to show buyers what a development will look like.
Visitors toured the testhouses on the edge of the new neighborhood.