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.

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shake down

Verb

  1. To cause something to fall by shaking it, or something it is attached down.
    shake down apples from an apple tree.
  2. To shake someone so money falls from their pockets.
  3. To get money from someone using threats.
  4. To search exhaustively.
  5. To subject something to a shakedown test.


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shakedown

Noun

  1. Extortion, especially through blackmail
    What is this, a shakedown?
  2. A thorough search; a frisk
  3. A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft
  4. An improvised bed.

Adjective

shakedown

  1. that tests the performance of a ship or aircraft


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