shakedown

shakedown Definition

shake·down (s̸hāk′do̵un′)

noun

adjective

for testing the performance or operational characteristics or acclimating the personnel

shakedown* Synonyms

shakedown Usage Examples

Preposition: for

neo-liberalism: Temporary Scroogle search World Zapatista Newswire Five years of Mexico's internal ' war on terror ' 27-07-2006 13:19 A tropical shakedown for neo-liberalism?

Adjective modifier

tropical: Temporary Scroogle search World Zapatista Newswire Five years of Mexico's internal ' war on terror ' 27-07-2006 13:19 A tropical shakedown for neo-liberalism?
great: The event was a great shakedown for the engine.

Modifies a noun

cruise: After a shakedown cruise to Bermuda, she operated out of New London until 1923.
test: Petter Solberg ( Subaru ) held fifth, a remarkable position considering the Norwegian crashed heavily in the final shakedown test yesterday morning.
dive: Dive Sites My logbook reveals the following: Barracuda Point ( 10.8m ) A shakedown dive & buoyancy check.
analysis: A general numerical approach for limit and shakedown analyzes has been developed and applied to the engineering design of materials and structures.
crew: I wonder if any of the guys are up for volunteering for the Euro-MARS shakedown crew?

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