dry run

Definition of Dry Run in English :

1. dry run, rehearsal

a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)

Example Sentences:
'he missed too many rehearsals'
'a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dry Run

noun

1. military

practice in weapon firing, a drill, or a manoeuvre without using live ammunition

2. informal

a trial or practice, esp in simulated conditions; rehearsal

1. Slang Mil

practice in firing without using live ammunition

2. Informal

a simulated or practice performance; rehearsal

n.

1. A trial exercise; a rehearsal.

2. A test exercise in combat skills without the use of live ammunition.