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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Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias wants to hike the age at which drivers must take a road test to 87. Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025 The last state to drop the requirement was New Hampshire in 2011, leaving only Illinois forcing elder drivers to take road tests. Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025 Honda has only released a rear three-quarter shot of the RSX wrapped in a vinyl camouflage that will be used on road test vehicles until the RSX is fully revealed in the coming months. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 The road test wasn’t an option that day because the vehicle registration on the Changing Lanes truck had expired. Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 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 2 Feb. 2025.

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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