road test

noun

1
: a test of a vehicle under practical operating conditions on the road
2
: a test on the road of a person's driving ability as a requirement for a driver's license
road test transitive verb

Examples of road test in a Sentence

The car performed well on the road test.
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Texas, who doesn’t have a signature win yet this season, still has a road test looming against No. 15 Texas A&M on November 30 before potentially facing another tough opponent in the SEC championship game in Atlanta. Kevin Dotson, CNN, 19 Nov. 2024 The Hokies do have a tricky six-day stretch of hosting a physical Rutgers team before going to Miami, which will be their toughest road test. Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024 The standards and infrastructure to support such public sector supply chains have already been road tested by large scale retailers and manufacturers, such as Natural Grocers, Whole Foods Market and Organic Valley. Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 It has even been shown to fail the California DMV’s road test for a driver’s license. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for road test 

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of road test was in 1890

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“Road test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20test. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

road test

noun
: a test (as of a vehicle or of a person's ability to drive) made on the road
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