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A test of the stability of a vehicle, which determines the maximum speed it can attain and still be able to steer clear of an obstacle (such as a child or a large animal running in front of the car) without going out of control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: automotive, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, transport, vehicles
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Synonyms: elk test
Antonyms: none provided
Any stringent test of the quality of a product.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, figuratively
Examples
- He passed the moose test.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From Swedish älgtest (which see for more), from German Elchtest; although a Swedish test, the word was coined in German and then calqued into Swedish.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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German:
Elchtest
— vehicle test
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Portuguese:
teste do alce
— vehicle test
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Swedish:
älgtest
— vehicle test
