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roadtest

roadtest noun: a trial or practice run of a piece of equipment in its intended usage environment to check for errors before final deployment.

Noun

roadtest (plural roadtests)

  1. A trial or practice run of a piece of equipment in its intended usage environment to check for errors before final deployment.
  2. A test which assesses the performance of an engine or vehicle on the road.
  3. (US) A driving test.

Verb

roadtest (third-person singular simple present roadtests, present participle roadtesting, simple past and past participle roadtested)

  1. (transitive) To make a trial of, or to test, (a piece of equipment) in its intended usage environment before its final deployment.
  2. (transitive) To test the performance of (an engine or vehicle) on the road.

Forms of roadtest

Noun
pluralroadtests
alternative formroad test
Verb
third-person singular presentroadtests
present participleroadtesting
past participleroadtested
pastroadtested

Origin of roadtest

From road + test.

Questions about roadtest

What does roadtest mean?
Roadtest means a trial or practice run of a piece of equipment in its intended usage environment to check for errors before final deployment.
What part of speech is roadtest?
Roadtest can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of roadtest?
The plural of roadtest is roadtests.

Words near roadtest in the dictionary

  1. roadsters
  2. roadstone
  3. roadstones
  4. roadsweeper
  5. roadsweepers
  6. roadtest
  7. roadtested
  8. roadtesting
  9. roadtests
  10. roadtrip
  11. roadtrips

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