SHAKEDOWN
Shakedown
A shakedown is a period of testing or a trial journey undergone by a ship, aircraft or other craft and its crew before being declared operational. Statistically, a proportion of the components will fail after a relatively short period of use, and those that survive this period can be expected to last for a much longer, and more importantly, predictable life-span. For example, if a bolt has a hidden flaw introduced during manufacturing, it will not be as reliable as other bolts of the same type.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Shakedown (testing)
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shake down
Verb
- To cause something to fall by shaking it, or something it is attached down.
- shake down apples from an apple tree.
- To shake someone so money falls from their pockets.
- To get money from someone using threats.
- To search exhaustively.
- To subject something to a shakedown test.
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shakedown
Noun
- Extortion, especially through blackmail
- What is this, a shakedown?
- A thorough search; a frisk
- A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft
- An improvised bed.
Adjective
shakedown
- that tests the performance of a ship or aircraft
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