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  • noun A test to determine how a vehicle, usually an automobile, responds when avoiding a sudden danger, such as a moose.
  • noun Any stringent test of the quality of a product; also used figuratively.

Etymologies

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Although a Swedish test, the word was coined in Germany, then translated to Swedish. See älgtest for details.

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