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MOT test
noun
a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes
Syn: ↑MOT, ↑Ministry of Transportation test
Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
Hypernyms: ↑test, ↑trial, ↑run

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MOT [ˌem əʊ ˈtiː] [oʊ] (also MOT test) noun
the abbreviation for Ministry of Transport a (test that any vehicle in Britain over three years old must take in order to make sure that it is safe and in good condition)

I've got to take the car in for its MOT.

to

pass/fail the MOT
 
Word Origin:
[MOT] abbreviation of Ministry of Transport, which introduced the original test.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.