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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Next up for Cleveland comes the New York Jets (1-7) at MetLife Stadium, followed by a Week 11 divisional game at home against the Baltimore Ravens (3-5) and a road test against the Las Vegas Raiders (2-6); three winnable games that could feature Sanders under center.
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
In closed-course road tests, the DART made 38 attempts at landing on a horizontal platform mounted on the back of a pickup truck traveling at 110 km/h, and was successful every time.
—New Atlas, 5 Oct. 2025
Big 12 favorites face road tests No. 14 Iowa State at Cincinnati, noon ET on ESPN2
No. 11 Texas Tech at Houston, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN
Texas Tech planted its flag as the favorite to win the Big 12 with a convincing win at Utah a couple weeks ago.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
If Coach Prime doesn’t start Staub in a road test at Houston on Friday, No. 16 should at least be the No. 2 option.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
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Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
In closed-course road tests, the DART made 38 attempts at landing on a horizontal platform mounted on the back of a pickup truck traveling at 110 km/h, and was successful every time.
—New Atlas, 5 Oct. 2025
Big 12 favorites face road tests No. 14 Iowa State at Cincinnati, noon ET on ESPN2
No. 11 Texas Tech at Houston, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN
Texas Tech planted its flag as the favorite to win the Big 12 with a convincing win at Utah a couple weeks ago.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
If Coach Prime doesn’t start Staub in a road test at Houston on Friday, No. 16 should at least be the No. 2 option.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for road test
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“Road test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/road%20test. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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