shakedown

IPA: ʃˈeɪkdaʊn

noun

  • (slang) Extortion, especially through blackmail
  • (slang) A thorough search; a frisk
  • A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft
  • An improvised bed.

adjective

  • that tests the performance of a ship or aircraft
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Examples of "shakedown" in Sentences

  • The Case of The Super Shakedown.
  • The shakedown was also the same.
  • After a good shakedown of course.
  • See second paragraph use of shakedown.
  • Tragedy marred the carrier's shakedown.
  • And you wonder why there was a CIA shakedown.
  • She spent the remainder of 1971 on shakedown.
  • A shakedown for a ship is generally referred to as a sea trial.
  • Grenadier proved the worth of this device during her shakedown.
  • The Shakedown was also the same as the last few editions of the rally.

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