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crash-test

crash-test (past and past participle crash-test·ed, present participle crash-test·ing, 3rd person present singular crash-tests)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. test vehicle in crash: to test a vehicle by deliberately crashing it into a wall to learn how it and its occupants will be affected in an accident

2. test to breaking point: to establish the safety and reliability of something by subjecting it to tests, e.g. using heat, pressure, or strain, until it reaches its breaking point

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