Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To drive (a motor vehicle) to evaluate performance and condition.
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- verb To
drive amotor vehicle in order toevaluate it, especially before potential purchase
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Examples
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The company has added special Nano Access Points where "customers can experience, test-drive or test-ride many do not know driving the car," says a Tata spokesperson.
Saving the Nano Ashish K. Mishra 2011
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The company has added special Nano Access Points where "customers can experience, test-drive or test-ride many do not know driving the car," says a Tata spokesperson.
Saving the Nano Ashish K. Mishra 2011
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Some of our top 10, like the Hyundai Tucson and the GMC Acadia, will be featured at a Heels and Wheels women-only test-drive event in California next month.
Cars Women Will Love 2011
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The products here, which proved themselves in our spring cleaning test-drive, can be locked and loaded in a matter of seconds.
Mean Clean-Machines 2011
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Some of our top 10, like the Hyundai Tucson and the GMC Acadia, will be featured at a Heels and Wheels women-only test-drive event in California next month.
Cars Women Will Love 2011
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Law enforcement officials say Shahzad paid $1,300 cash three weeks ago for the Pathfinder, going first for a test-drive in a mall and offering less than the $1,800 advertised price.
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Oh, yeah: I'm totally with you on using December to test-drive our 2010 resolutions.
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Mitsubishi Motors Corp. created an online test-drive for its 2011 Outlander Sport.
Ad Execs Gaze Into 2011 Crystal Ball Suzanne Vranica 2011
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Choose one to test-drive the new Gmail for yourself, or view screenshots of the new setup below.
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Choose one to test-drive the new Gmail for yourself, or view screenshots of the new setup below.
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