test track

noun

A paved track on which road vehicles can be tested.

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Meanings

nountest track (plural test tracks)

plural test tracks

  1. automotiveA paved track on which road vehicles can be tested.
  2. rail transportA railway track for the purpose of testing trains.

    The dynamic tests at Wildenrath use continuous test tracks built on the site of a former Royal Air Force station that was vacated after the end of the Cold War.

    2023 November 29, Philip Haigh, “New Piccadilly Line trains put to the test”, in RAIL, number 997, page 26
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    Research would be facilitated if a test track of suitable length and characteristics for coach running tests at speeds up to "90 m.p.h.-plus" were on offer, as there are obvious difficulties in making available a regularly used main line for such purposes; but B.T.C. plans in this respect have apparently suffered under the economy axe.

    1961 March, “Talking of Trains: Hunting bogies”, in Trains Illustrated, page 136
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Chicago

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