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.
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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
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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
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“Road test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20test. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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