Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (3)
1. 
 a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used; 
[syn: field trial, field test]
2.  a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving; 
3.  a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving; 
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
field trial
    n 1: a test of the performance of some new product under the
         conditions in which it will be used [syn: field trial,
         field test]
    2: a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in
       pointing and retrieving
    3: a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in
       pointing and retrieving