field trial

noun

1
: a trial of sporting dogs in actual performance
2
: a trial of a new product in actual situations for which it is intended

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In field trials where two females were placed on an empty web, researchers saw one fight (7%) where the aggressor ended up killing and wrapping the other spider in silk. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 July 2025 Panacea Biotech in India licensed the same NIH materials and started a large-scale vaccine field trial in 2024. Stephen J. Thomas, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 The first field trials are expected to start later this year, after a risk assessment. Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025 Using Broadcom’s design, Scientific Atlanta built 2,000 cable boxes for the Orlando field trial. IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for field trial

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of field trial was in 1849

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“Field trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20trial. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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