test flight
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of test flight
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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SpaceX had scheduled the test flight to happen last week, but it was scrubbed shortly before liftoff after problems with the booster engines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
The company is set to conduct another test flight of the vehicle from its complex outside of Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday evening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
A light aircraft pilot wrote "I'm bored" during a two-hour test flight - with his mischievous flight path appearing on an online tracking app.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The crash occurred shortly after takeoff in what military officials said was supposed to be a test flight to update the B-52’s radar, and a wider effort to modernize the 70-year-old heavy bomber fleet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
“A test flight is all the inspection it needs,” Dad replied.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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