| Subject | English | Russian |
| Gruzovik, mil. | engineer training and testing ground | инженерный полигон |
| gen. | live testing ground | боевой полигон (Now, in addition, Russia has the benefit of a live testing ground in eastern Ukraine, where it can try out its new weapons, systems and tactics. BBC Alexander Demidov) |
| tech. | testing ground | испытательный полигон (Территория и испытательные сооружения на ней, оснащенные средствами испытаний и обеспечивающие испытания объекта в условиях, близких к условиям эксплуатации объекта
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| construct. | testing ground | испытательная площадка |
| construct. | testing ground | испытательный центр |
| astr. | testing ground | экспериментальный полигон |
| qual.cont. | testing ground | испытательный полигон |
| astronaut. | testing ground | опытная площадка (Alexander Demidov) |
| gen. | testing ground | тест-площадка (Southern California is a notoriously difficult market for energy companies, and thus, a great testing ground for Tesla's ideas – by William Turton Tamerlane) |
| econ. | testing ground | площадка для проведения испытаний |
| navig. | testing ground | область испытаний |
| astr. | testing ground | полигон для испытаний |
| auto. | testing ground | опытное поле |
| tech. | testing ground | полигон |
| Gruzovik, tech. | testing ground | испытательный стенд |
| gen. | testing ground | испытательный стенд |
| gen. | testing ground | экспериментальная площадка (Taras) |
| polit. | testing ground for new ideas | полигон для проверки новых идей (ssn) |
| polit. | testing ground for new ideas | лаборатория для проверки новых идей (ssn) |
| gen. | testing ground for something | полигон (1: a place where machines, vehicles, etc., are tested to see if they are working correctly – a testing ground for weapons 2 : a place or situation in which new ideas, methods, etc., can be tried – Her class served as a testing ground for new teaching methods. Bullfinch) |
| nautic. | testing-ground | область испытаний |
| transp. | truck testing ground | испытательный полигон для грузовых автомобилей |
| polit. | turn a territory into a testing ground | превращать территорию в полигон (for) |
| Gruzovik, auto. | vehicle testing ground | автодром |