mock-up

or mock·up

[ mok-uhp ]

noun

1. a model, often full-size, for study, testing, or teaching:

   a mock-up of an experimental aircraft.

mock-up

noun

1. a working full-scale model of a machine, apparatus, etc, for testing, research, etc
2. a layout of printed matter

verb

1. tr, adverb to build or make a mock-up of

Word History and Origins

Origin of mock-up¹

First recorded in 1915–20; noun use of verb phrase mock up

Example Sentences

Gilbert Bevenflorez III, 6, plays with a small scale model of the space shuttle Discovery as movers transport pieces of the Space Shuttle Inspiration, a full-scale mock-up of a space shuttle along Bellflower Blvd.

From Los Angeles Times

In another “illustration”, we were shown a skeletal 3D mock-up of a village in southern Lebanon, full of concealed weapons and equipment.

From BBC

The conclusion it drew from that mock-up was that “electric aircraft likely would not be economically viable for commercial passenger flights anytime soon.”

From Seattle Times

She has five children and said the developer has supported the community, even providing a chance to see Dodgers games during an excursion to visit a mock-up gondola in a parking lot.

From Los Angeles Times

Extras arrive dressed in police uniforms, for a scene involving the burning of a mock-up cop car.

From BBC

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