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test drives

test drives is the plural of test drive.

test drives is the third-person singular simple present indicative of test drive.

Meaning of test drive

Noun

test drive (plural test drives)

  1. A sample driving session in a motor vehicle, in order to assess its quality before purchase.
    • And with an on-the-road price in the region of £15,300, the Primera 1.8S represents solid rather than really tempting value, since £200 more will buy you the more powerful and arguably more stylish Honda Accord 1.8iS. But even so, this new Primera is still well worth a test drive.1999 September 13, Richard Simpson, “Test drive”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  2. (figuratively) Any preliminary assessment of something through use.
    Synonyms:
    test-ride

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Questions about test drives

What is test drives the plural of?
Test drives is the plural of test drive.

Words near test drives in the dictionary

  1. test depths
  2. test double
  3. test doubles
  4. test drive
  5. test driven
  6. test drives
  7. test driving
  8. test drove
  9. test dummy
  10. test firing
  11. test firings

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