test ban

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   a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually agreed to by countries that possess nuclear weapons

   Broaderban

Questions about test ban

What does test ban mean?

test ban means "a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually agreed to by countries that possess nuclear weapons".

Is test ban a common word?

test ban is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.