Etymology

moose test

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Swedish älgtest ← German Elchtest
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  1. German · derived fromElchtest
  2. Swedish · derived fromälgtest
  3. English todaymoose test

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.

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