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pilot plant

noun

  1. an experimental industrial plant in which processes or techniques planned for use in full-scale operation are tested in advance.


pilot plant

noun

  1. a small-scale industrial plant in which problems can be identified and solved before the full-scale plant is built
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of pilot plant1

First recorded in 1935–40

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