test-firing
present participle oftest-fire
test-fire
verb[T]
uk/ˈtest.faɪər/us/ˈtest.faɪɚ/toexplodeanuclearweaponinordertoseehoweffectiveit is:
Thecountryhas test-fired amissilecapableofhittingthe US
Exploding and erupting
- blast
- blow
- blowout
- burst
- burst in onsomeone/something
- burst in/into(somewhere)
- detonate
- detonator
- erupt
- explosively
- explosiveness
- go off
- go popidiom
- go up
- ignite
- implode
- implosion
- live
- pop
- set
Examplesoftest-firing
test-firing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The movement of uranium away from thetest-firinglocation by tides and currents could not, therefore, be distinguished from natural background concentrations.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Based ontest-firingdata, some further optimisation of the systems is required.
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