practical application Meaning of "practical application"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose

Usage(s):

  1. First practical application of the ornithology John learned came that fall when he ran a chicken farm as a sideline to his first job after graduation from Fordham.
  2. One early practical application: a giant white Cinzano sign over the chimneys of Paris.
  3. We earth scientists are understanding slowly but surely that we have a role to play in the practical application of science to help lessen the suffering that nature can deliver.
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