crash-test

verb

1. tr to test (a new product) for safety and reliability by finding out its breaking point under pressure, heat, etc

Example Sentences

“And tested the front wing. So crash-test done.”

From Seattle Times

Air bags, crash-test ratings and more robust structures packed on vehicular pounds, while better construction and stronger materials reduced engineers’ need to worry about weight.

From Seattle Times

The rumor was that the crash-test dummy had suffered forces in the collision that would have killed a human.

From Seattle Times

“There have been a lot of changes. It is like comparing the crash-test ratings of a car from the 1960s with one from today.”

From Washington Post

Volkswagen has suffered a number of setbacks in the world's biggest auto market, from a sluggish reut.rs/3cm5L6A debut for its new electric vehicles to a slide in sales of its Passat sedan after a crash-test video went viral reut.rs/3kC4bCn in the country.

From Reuters