test-fly

[ test-flahy ]

/ ˈtɛstˌflaɪ /

verb (used with object), test-flew, test-flown, test-fly·ing.

to fly (an aircraft or spacecraft) for the evaluation of performance.

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Nearby words

test statistic, test tube, test types, test-bed, test-drive, test-fly, test-market, test-tube, test-tube baby, test-tube skin, test.

Origin of test-fly

First recorded in 1935–40

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