crash test dummy

noun

: a life-size model of a person used in tests to see what happens to people when a car gets into an accident

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Recent Examples on the Web

Earlier crash test footage shows crash test dummy drivers getting absolutely pulverized on impact. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026

The vehicle was occupied by a front seat crash test dummy that was intended to represent an average-sized adult male and a back seat dummy that was intended to represent a small adult or a 12-year-old child. — Keith Laing, USA Today, 4 June 2026

These half-ton animals are such a danger to drivers that Volvo moose-tests every one of its models with a life-size rubber moose crash test dummy that weighs nearly 800 pounds. — Kristin Shaw, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026

This past November, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced an effort to advance the next-generation female crash test dummy, an important step toward making vehicles safer for American families, including women. — Beth Brooke, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2026

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