crash test dummy

noun

: a life-size model of a person used in tests to see what happens to people when a car gets into an accident

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And a crash test dummy's story starts way before they're buckled in for a collision. — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025 Earlier crash test footage shows crash test dummy drivers getting absolutely pulverized on impact. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026 These half-ton animals are such a danger to drivers that Volvo moose-tests every one of its models with a life-size rubber moose crash test dummy that weighs nearly 800 pounds. — Kristin Shaw, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026 The vehicle was occupied by a front seat crash test dummy that was intended to represent an average-sized adult male and a back seat dummy that was intended to represent a small adult or a 12-year-old child. — Keith Laing, USA Today, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for crash test dummy

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“Crash test dummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash%20test%20dummy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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