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# roadworthiness

«roadworthiness» in Mova's school dictionary: **The state of a vehicle being safe and fit to be driven on…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (roadworthiness — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

The state of a vehicle being safe and fit to be driven on the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roadworthiness/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Adult life and safety: cars need roadworthiness checks — the MOT in the UK, the NCT in Ireland, the WOF in New Zealand, a roadworthy certificate in Australia. Phrases: «roadworthiness test», «certificate of roadworthiness».

### examples

- The car failed its roadworthiness test because of worn tyres. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roadworthiness/#x1)
- Mum took the car in for a roadworthiness check. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roadworthiness/#x2)
- In Australia, you need a certificate of roadworthiness to sell a car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roadworthiness/#x3)
- Good brakes are part of roadworthiness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roadworthiness/#x4)
- The mechanic checked the van's roadworthiness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roadworthiness/#x5)
- Bald tyres affect a car's roadworthiness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roadworthiness/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Adjective «roadworthy». One long compound: road + worthy + ness. Formal, used in official notices.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «roadworthiness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roadworthiness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.