a test to ensure that a vehicle is roadworthy, esp after repair or servicing, by driving it on roads a test of something in actual use
to test (a vehicle) in this way to test (something) in a real and appropriate context
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road′ test′,
- Automotivea check of an automobile's performance in actual operation on the road.
- Automotivean examination of a person's driving skill, conducted in normal traffic, esp. as a requirement for an automobile driver's license.
- 1905–10
- Automotiveto test (an automotive vehicle) under normal operating conditions on the road, as by a potential purchaser.
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