test drive
noun [C]Definition
› an act of driving a car that you are considering buying, in order to see if you like itDriving and operating road vehicles
(Definition of test drive noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- brake verb
- branch off sth phrasal verb
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